The Poetic Lift

If aliens arrived tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d ask them?

View all responses

Author: Kamika Manning 

“Are you friendly?” 👽😂

But let me be clear… I’m black. There is absolutely NO WAY I’m investigating my own demise. 😂

I’m not walking towards the spaceship.
I’m not knocking on the door.
I’m not following mysterious lights.
And I’m definitely not saying, “Let me just see what’s going on.”

No thanks!

Basement? Maybe.
Blue Mountains? Possibly.
But face-to-face?

Absolutely not. 😂

I’d be safely behind my phone, probably on TikTok Live, asking them my questions from a distance.

“Hello! 👋🏾 Just a few questions…”

“Are you friendly?”

Because I can be curious without putting myself in the line of fire. 😂

Let somebody else make first contact.

I’ll be the one watching from a safe distance, commenting:

“Yeah… I’m not going over there.” 👽😭

Curiosity is one thing.

Survival instinct is another.

Listen to The Poetic Lift podcast by clicking the link below. Bye!