we are alone

moon dust,
martian soil,
meteor crumbs,
all probed
and pulled
dissected
to the point
of molecules.
they want
so badly to find
life beyond
this planet. they
point telescopes
out into the
stars, radar
dishes
rotating and pulsing
with our buzz.
and yet.
another war
breaks out,
another child
starves,
another act of
violence occurs.
no wonder
they stay hidden.