The Watchers
I was walking down a country road.
Enjoying the view, resting my load.
Then, I looked up in the sky.
A UFO caught my eye.
It came slowly down.
Then hovered, just off the ground.
I went over for a closer look.
I heard a rumble & the ground shook.
A blue light came down & covered me.
Next, I was in the air above the trees.
I was taken up inside the ship.
Next I knew, I was in, like a slip.
Three big eyed creatures surrounded me.
Big head, no ears, & a slit of a mouth, you see.
They were short, about three feet tall.
They spoke inside my head. What gall.
Mental telepathy, it seemed to be.
They wanted to know all about me.
I wanted to know about them to.
There was nothing I could do.
After awhile, I was communicating well.
They understood all, from what I could tell.
They said they have observed our race for a millennium.
They wondered why we couldn’t get it in our craniums.
A pretense for violence is wrong.
We could all end up dead and totally gone.
Self annihilation, they think it is called.
I asked them about their cattle mutilations?
They said it was another alien nation.
There is more than us who are watchers.
I said too bad they weren’t helpful, like doctors.
A treaty in place prevents direct intervention.
Although, this did not reduce the tension.
I wondered what was the sense of it all?
Most races wanted earth to answer the call.
What call are you referring to?
The call to join the universal community pool.
To be one race among the many others.
That stretch across the galaxies, one to another.
Many, many planets have races that are coming of age.
They will soon be ready to join the universal stage.
To obtain this we must stop warring with our fellow man.
At least, that is the general plan.
All races seem to reach a point in their growth
where they will self destruct or overcome & promote
the wellbeing of everyone and all others.
Think of everyone as a sister or brother.
Then, they are ready to leave their earth.
To expand into space, for what it is worth.
To become part of the universal community.
To live in peace and harmony.
That final step is up to us
Does the human race have the stuff?
All we can do is wait and see.
The ‘watchers’ hope we will learn to be free.
————————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)