Maintained Quality
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
A sustained to maintain,
That quality of life...
Most but not many,
Have identified is a blessing.
With entitlements received freely.
But yet...
Can not accept,
The diversity of it reflected?
Has got to have,
Those suspected to be aliens.
Evading the skies of Earth.
In undescribed UFOs.
Attracted to the magnificence of it.
From distances away.
But when closer to look,
They seem...
Quicker than an eye can blink.
As if to have seen,
Something from their pass.
To leave as fast as possible.
Neither to miss, reminisce.
Or accept invitations to re-visit!
'Did you see what I think I saw?'
'I'm not sure.
But there is one thing,
I wish I could have seen.'
'What is that?'
'My ex-mother-in-law come that quick.
To then leave.
Without me remembering it.
And I loved her more,
After she left to say...
She enjoyed her visit and arrived,
Back to her home safely!'
'How did you feel,
From that experience?'
'Like something I thought I saw.
But happened so quick,
I can't quite describe how I feel about it.'
'I'm talking about that UFO?'
'OH!
Yes.
That too!
And for whatever the reason,
It is still on my mind to linger.'
'Mine too!
I wonder how they do that?'
'Lawyers paid to lie.
And mothers teaching their daughters,
How to convince their spouses...
To get whole life insurance.
Instead of accidental death coverage!'
'WHAT!?'
'How I wish,
I had turned my back.
But I couldn't.
Something came over me.
And the next thing I knew,
There I was as if mesmerized.
Watching myself doing something,
I had no intention to do.
And...
It was over in a few brief seconds.
How in the World do they do that?'
'Dont know.
I have yet been married.
But I have been told,
The effect is an unforgettable experience.'
'I'm talking about that UFO!
Where on Earth is your mind?
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Submitted by lpahtillah on July 16, 2021
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