Our Universal Love

I never thought I’d see the day,

though a thousand lights years drifted by,

that we would settle down in a country town

between Mars and the Milky Way.

But here we are darlin’,

just you with your one eye and two antenna,

and me with a guitar,

strumming out a tune about our universal love.

Our parents said it would never work,

but we proved them wrong,

and three one-eyes kids later,

I’m still singing our universal country song.

Oh, the bright red day of Mars glowed brightly,

and rainbow colors of Venus shouted out joy all around us.

We would picnic on the moon and laugh ourselves silly,

but we showed our worlds, love has no boundaries,

and that’s what makes livin' special.

But here we are darlin’,

just you with your one eye and two antenna,

and me with a guitar,

strumming out a tune of our universal love.

My symbiant left me,

she took all the fuel,

revenge’s best served cold

but this is so cruel

I’d point the main thrusters,

set course in pursuit,

but she broke the airlock,

and tore up the suit.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

I’m patching my cruiser

my ship is a mess,

our last go misused her,

that black hole , the stress.

she said that she liked it,

that symbiant ’f mine,

then took all the fuel cells,

boy, she had her fun.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

Now sitting here thinking;

oh, where things gone wrong?

what was it that made me,

end up drifting alone,

oh, was it the larva,

that got in the way?

the scales? the antenna?

The man-meat buffet?

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

I’m not getting desperate,

I still have some air,

and I can still hibernate,

on the control chair,

but sitting there frozen,

I won’t catch that witch,

so better try something,

and fix up the breech.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

And while I am patching,

the vacuum, the cold,

then out of the darkness,

a sight to behold!

another jalopy,

is drifting quite near

it’s beat up and holed up,

but still has some gear!

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

So I’m jumping over

I rigged up a rope,

the other ship’s busted,

but I have some hope,

and if there’s some people

that’re waiting inside,

survivors taste better,

when there’s nowhere to hide.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

All ripped up, this ship has,

the engine is shot,

most systems are red-lined,

but fuel they still got.

and there’s one survivor,

she looks pretty fierce,

the rayguns go flashing,

and my suit gets pierced.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

I wake up all tied up,

electrodes, on bed

the lady’s ol’ raygun,

point right at my head.

’What was this intrusion?

why come in so rough?′

I better start talking ,

or my head’s shot off.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

So talking it through,

in common, we’ve got

we’re both screwd and dumped,

our ships are both shot,

but ’tween us we found

that my ship still could soar,

if we move stuff over,

from her ships main store.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

I will get my druthers,

her due when it’s done

I’ll send her to ride on,

right into the sun.

Now engines are roaring,

ship’s catching some speed,

the red lights are glaring,

and that’s all I need.

but she’s still there standing ,

her tentacles sway

I dont think I’ll eat her,

at least not today.

chorus:

driftin’ driftin’

oh, run out of air,

driftin’ driftin’

but I don’t despair,

we both get our druthers

our due when it’s done.

And I’ll send that witch flying

right into the sun.

I knew it when I saw her

those tight blue jeans

and a red lipped smile

She didn’t know what I knew then

Between us was a million miles

I’m fixing up my dad’s old speeder

When it runs real good I’ll be heading her way

Maybe she’ll like it, maybe she won’t

But either way I’ll say

“What right did you have

to blow up my world

by looking so good tonight?”

I’ll tip my hat, buy her a drink

Beneath the stars so bright

I hope she knows

my telescope

always finds its way to her

I hope she knows

I hope she’ll be

my ma’am and I her sir

#poetry #challenge

(I had way too much fun writing this)

Touching down in a strange place.

Like sparks of fire in a frozen land.

I see the fear on your face.

I know a lot of folks don't understand.

It's a master plan.

We're in His hands.

Don't worry at all.

It was the vision.

We're on a mission.

Just try not to fall.

Hey aliens.

We're not from here.

We're visiting from way up yonder.

Before you freak.

And disappear.

We're gonna drop a sick beat on ya.

Dance to the beat of our home planet.

Dance in the light of our home planet.

Dance to the tune of our home planet.

Dance with the vibes from our home planet.

We've stumbled upon foreign soil.

Like drops of water in the desert tundra.

Seems you're adapting to the turmoil.

I know sometimes it can be fun-but.

Hear the thunder.

Duck and cover.

They're coming for us.

It was the vision.

We're on a mission.

In God we trust.

Hey stranger folk.

We're not from here.

We're coming from the next town over.

Before you spook.

And run in fear.

We've got another thing to show ya.

Rollin ova

Get to know ya

When you're olda

Gonna blow your mind

(Fine trippin in your

Mind I'm trippin)

Dance to the beat of our home planet.

Dance in the light of our home planet.

Dance to the tune of our home planet.

Dance with the vibes from our home planet.

We'll show you how we move it on our home planet.

We'll show you how to do it on your own planet.

We don't want any trouble,

But we're gonna speak our mind.

Not conformed, but transformed

Renewing all the time.

You like us or you hate us.

No matter what, it's fine.

Follow us or fight us,

Our armor's on, so just try.

Dance to the beat of our home planet.

Dance in the light of our home planet.

Dance to the tune of our home planet.

Dance with the vibes from our home planet.

I was at the local roadhouse, having fun with some line dancing.

Then this crazy alien dude dropped in, his laser gun was blasting.

I was the only one that got hit, guess I’m the country boy he was after.

As he picked me up and took me away, I thought about my poor old tractor.

*Cowbell solo*

I found myself strapped down, in a creepy outer space lab.

No Gary Allan Dwight Yoakam or Hank III music, dang that made me sad.

The only sound was ambient weirdness, nothing fun to bring some laughter.

I wish I could go back to the party, and then go check on my tractor.

*Guitar solo*

The alien told me he likes my country style, and wants to learn my ways.

I said “You got the right teacher, when I’m done you will get praised.

You’ll be the king of twang in space, maybe become a western movie actor.

Just do me one favor, can we go and fetch my tractor?”

*Banjo solo*

The grey skins all get prettier at closin' time

Arcturians and shape shifters drink all the wine

I sit here at this bar wearing my cowboy boots

The bullets move real slow 'round here when someone shoots

Oh Jim Beam oh sweet Bud Light

Keep me in the stars tonight

No two step dances awesome swirls

No daisy dukes on pretty girls

Just aliens in ships fly by

I'm so lonesome I could cry

The little circle way down there was once the earth

Where we had baseball games and beer at football turfs

"Excuse me but I think you got my chair,"

I said kindly to the creature sitting there

I'll take another drink because it has no hair

Telepathically I'll tell it that I care

Oh Jim Beam oh sweet Bud Light

Keep me in the stars tonight

No two step dances awesome swirls

No daisy dukes on pretty girls

Just aliens in ships fly by

I'm so lonesome I could cry

The Neptune Bar is all I have to keep me sane

My liver somehow lets me stay and play the game

"I go out walkin' after midnight but there's no moonlight"

Is a song the weirdest band over there plays tonight

Oh Jim Beam oh sweet Bud Light

Keep me in the stars tonight

No two step dances awesome swirls

No daisy dukes on pretty girls

Just aliens in ships fly by

I'm so lonesome I could cry

If I was transfigured

by an anomaly in space

and had to take on physical form

with a body and a face

I'd thank my lucky stars to be

an intergalactic race

Cuz I'm proud to be an alien

where at least I know I'm smart

and flags and guns and pickup trucks

can hide who you really are

I can float down the Rio Grande

Point my gun at some children

and Americans think I'm a real man

It's fun for a while but I really can't wait

to take off my Ted Cruz mask and

get back to outer space

To the tune big green tracor. It’s not perfect but...

She had a solar powered jetpack with lasers turned down. Jumping craters and no place to go. The star were all fallin’ and burnin’ up. I hovered nearby and said teleport on in

She had on a silver dress and moon dew in her hair. She was looking out of this world to not go somewhere.

said “wanna a planet or the moon?”

She said “Do we dare?”

We can get lost in blackhole or fly to the millyway.

and I can take you on ride on my big rocket ship. We can explore the galaxy or just hit Mars. Down thru a wormhole and out pass pluto. I got enough hydrogen for a few lightyears. ahead and take a space walk if you want to. Girl you know I got the tether for you.

We’ll going chasing comets but baby if you rather I’ll take you for a ride on my big rocket ship