My grandfather professed
to have seen angels
and kept a shelf of books
on UFOs
like him
like most of us
I have a feeling
there's more to this
than any of us knows

But when it comes to
aliens or angels
I'm happy to be ever
in the dark
as Hobbes once said to Calvin
the best evidence
for creatures with intelligence
like ours
is that they've kept their presence
hidden
far away beyond the drifting stars