Member Poem

We should have known the alien ship was hovering
above the house, should have guessed they would choose
this dilapidated structure to invade and impregnate our pets, should have believed
the dogs were whimpering at more than their own fat shadows. 
You might have warned me about the humming in your ears all week, might have wondered
why half the forsythia bush was blooming while the other half
faltered, might have remembered that you left your shoes by your bed not outside
where you found them this morning.  I could have asked you
why the sky colors were upside down the whole drive here, could have believed
the radio voices telling tales of missing children, overturned bicycles, could have made a U-
turn into the liquor store parking lot, armed us for the journey ahead.