 You’ve landed on Mars Way out in the stars You meet strange little men You try and communicate with them. But they don’t understand you So what can you do? Their body language is different They laugh instead of cry Make funny noises instead of sigh. You try and learn their ways Instead of them learning yours You don’t fit in They just point and grin. Sometimes its so hard to get through You bang your head or arm you chew You stamp your feet with a high pitched squeal None of this can be real. Mars can be frightening as it is weird For humans it is not geared You have to learn the basics, to eat, sleep, go to the loo As a non Martian, not easy to do. Nothing makes sense You hide the anxiety inside - the best defence To keep your sanity you stick to routine And put up a smoke screen. There’s so much new info to store Its easier to withdraw. You live in your own world to feel safe. Mars is a very strange place. By Jenny Fookes Copyright © 2007 |