ODE TO AURORA


Message posted by ALAN MARSHALL (aka THE BARD) on July 07, 2002 at 12:20:10 PST:

ODE TO AURORA.

THE WORLD WE INHABIT IS DARKER THAN BLACK,
WE QUESTION THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT TALK BACK.
WE LISTEN ON AIRBANDS AT DEAD OF THE NIGHT,
DO ANY OF US EVER GO OUT IN DAYLIGHT?
WE CAMP ON PEAKS WITH THE STRANGEST OF NAMES,
ALL FOR A LOOK AT THOSE SECRET BLACK PLANES.
WE CALL OURSELVES "FIREFOX" AND "SECRET AIRFORCE",
OUR WIVES CALL US LOOPY AND THREATEN DIVORCE.
OUR NEIGHBOURS POINT FINGERS AND CALL US BAD NAMES,
THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THOSE SECRET BLACK PLANES.
WE USED TO GET CLOSER, 'TIL ONE FATEFUL DAY.
THOSE STRANGE MEN IN BLACK TOOK OUR LOOKOUT AWAY.
WE SPEND ALL OUR LIFE LOOKING UP AT THE SKY,
FOR SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALWAYS DENY.
WE IGNORE THE DELIGHTS OF FLORA AND FAUNA,
WE'D DIE FOR A PHOTO OF THAT CALLED 'AURORA'!!

P.S. SOMETIMES WE TAKE OURSELVES A BIT TOO SERIOUSLY,
BUT HEY, GIRLS, YOU GOTTA LOVE US!


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