the alien

in a land other than here
a mystery lies asleep
it could be awake
though
i wouldn't know

it could be filled
with apple jelly beans
and candy with cherry fizz

or aliens wearing green helmets
with traditional
alien bug eyes
gnawing on
chicken thighs

which makes me pause
to wonder
who drew the first
alien with gigantic
eyes and an awkward
upside-down triangle
face
is that what we think
of the alien race?

in a land other than here
the aliens are very far
or are they very near?
are they wearing those
giant eyes we see on TV
or could there be one
right next to me?