The Other Side of Abduction

we came in peace
or at least we said we did
before we tore down the buildings
and ripped out the streets
unwrapping the earth like a new cd
or like it was Christmas.

we came in peace
making peace with the outsiders
who aren't really outside
but trapped in a world where they don't belong
where they can't breathe freely
and told not to think as so.

we came in peace
into your houses
capturing the population to save them
to save this world from itself

we came in peace
ripping apart the sky with our aircrafts
like scissors
or tiny knives
to make an opening for your escape

we came in peace
consoling and comforting the distressed
angering the norm
breaking the barriers
we are the new outsiders