They Came From Outer Space
If they came from outer space
young and old
red state and blue
all nations, all religions
one and all, all for one
would unite
join the fight
spare no expense
throw every cliché in the book at them
if they came from outer space
we would defend humanity
and our planet to credits end
but this enemy flies no saucer
shoots no cosmic rays
doesn’t have scary teeth
yet, we fight
----not against the spike covered greasy protein
killing and sickening around the world
crushing economies, causing fear ----
we fight ourselves
argue over stimulus
spread hoaxes
condemn journalists
talk of tweets
imagine with me
if they came from outer space
a strange creature, needing human hosts
to survive and replicate
to spread and kill
many of the infected wouldn’t know
they would pass the alien to their loved ones
to you, to me
every six days the number of us infected
would double if we didn’t join forces
here’s the thing ---
we don’t need them to come from outer space
they are here
our nurses, doctors, first responders
battling night and day against an enemy
as scary as the aliens in our films
but invisible to the eye
does not mean we should be blind
we can defeat this scourge together
quit thinking in terms of nations, profits, power
focus on the people of this planet
remember this ---
if they came from outer space
WE would find a way to win