If an alien ship landed in your hometown,
Would you go towards it, or away from it?
Apparently, most people are like me:
Away from it. (At least at first.)
My friend argues persuasively for the opposite view.
You already know what life is like without aliens!
Why not go see what life could be like with aliens!
And while I can admire and wonder at that spirit of adventure,
I still think I would rather let someone else take the risk
Of initial investigation.
I’m not opposed to meeting an alien.
But I like my life and my safety.
And I can always fall back on the excuse,
“But I have children to care for!”
Which is, in the end, nothing but an excuse.
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