the alien invasion

it

was a slash of green light,

a ball of glowing

florescence

that

flew across the sky

as we played

kickball

in the street.

a meteorite

entering the earth's

atmosphere

was what we learned later.

but Ernie,

the oldest of us

insisted that we call

the FBI

to let them know of an

alien invasion.

we stood around

the kitchen phone

yammering

as Ernie provided

the necessary details,

the location

and time, color, etc.,

to warn

the world

that we are not alone.

after he hung up,

it was too dark

to go back

out onto the street to

continue

our game,

but i remember we were

up by two runs.

so we won

just the same,

despite the aliens,