Watching War of the Worlds
fighting aliens with Tom Cruise
Not even aware that
beneath our own house
sinister tentacles burrow stealthily
Just as an alien pulls Tom
up into its evil grasp
my husband shouts from
the bathroom
“The tub is flooded and
the toilet’s overflowing!”
Scramble to stop the double deluge
movie and aliens forgotten
Water came from the dishwasher!
Call the plumber, who
after using the Snake
destroyed the alien
limbs that had taken over
our pipes
Evil extraterrestrials called Elms
from the planet Earth!
TR
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