Hey everyone! I'm kind of nervous...this is the first piece I'm posting. But, I love criticism--don't be afraid to hurt my feelings! This is just something I made up really fast about an alien that has come to earth and the thoughts that run through his head. Sorry it's really short...Hope you enjoy.
As I lay there, swathed in the warm evening air, I wondered how these humans could fight. How they could terrorize one another? How they could torture another? How they could reap maddening violence to harm another being? How could they even consider these things when they lived in a place so wondrous?
It was my first time on Earth, and I had heard much of its beauty and strange characteristics. But I had also heard of the human’s ability for war. Our peaceful people would come here more often if they didn’t possess these warped hungers.
But all the same, I could feel a new passion for this planet arising within me. The way the lilies scent wafted through the air accompanied by the trickling sounds and smells of the creek. The way the frogs croaked a lonely melody and the way the fireflies lazily drifted above my head. The way the joyous crickets joined the dozens already singing and the way I seem to float on the soft unkempt grass. The way various species of trees reached for the heavens, or how the shrubs and flowers lived so blissfully abundant.
Laughter and music echoed faintly across the nearby river. In the distance I could see lantern’s welcoming glow reflecting from the water, see humans embracing each other or dancing together with delight.
Maybe they really held some radiance in their souls, innocence in their hearts.
Maybe I could stay with them. Maybe I could teach them. And maybe, just maybe…I could change those warped hungers and show them the light.
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