What?

I don’t know alien abduction?

Distractions are relevant.
Beady eyes bounce from house to house.
Person to person.
“Who is that?”

Palms sweaty.

Nothing made sense. He was nothing.
A nobody. A little blimp in time and space.
A speck of dust in the universe.

Lights dim.

“What are they doing?”
Nothing made sense. He was useless.
He wasn’t handy. He wasn’t smart.
Not even enlightened.

Heart pumps.

“Why am I here?”
Nothing made sense.
He wasn’t worth this attention.
He wasn’t worth this attraction.
He doesn’t have anything unusual.
He was beyond normal. Simple.
Like a stick figure sketch.

Pits damp.

“Why are they doing this?”
Nothing made sense.
He could see what they were doing.
But he couldn’t feel fear.
He could smell a roast.
Only there wasn’t anything in the oven.
-If there was an oven. He could hear them snipping.
Feel them even. The sound surreal.

Blink.

Brown eyes met black ones.

“I don’t understand!”
Nothing made sense. He could see them.
Almost hear them. But he couldn’t understand them.
It’s funny how the mind separates from the body.

Mind - Empty.

“What is this?!”
Nothing made sense.
He quizzically gazed in the mirror.
He was missing. His body was gone.
His mind was fading. He was nothing but eyes.
The thought oddly comforting.
Maybe he wasn’t the smartest.
Or even a presence in the room.
And now he won’t be.

Aliens...ha, am I Right?

Reviews

[JR]

"He was beyond normal. Simple. / Like a stick figure sketch." That certainly grabbed my attention, I think we all tend to downplay our strengths and just want to be part of the herd. "He was nothing but eyes," that's intense as well, reduced to being nothing but pure gaze. Honestly, that doesn't sound so bad... ;) I like your images, you really do manage to make such unique lines to keep your reader engaged.

[Nefertiti Virtudes Ahmes]

Haha thanks JR! It’s good to hear I can hold some attention from the reader. I often catch myself thinking how many people actually will read the whole thing? Haha.

[JR]

I wonder that too, especially on the longer ones. LOL

[Thepensiveplayer]

Amazing! I could visualize his body going through the emotional stages while being picked apart at the same time. Maybe you should work a script for the next sage of alien movies then. :)

[Nefertiti Virtudes Ahmes]

Haha, thank you! If I did it would have an x-files feel to it for sure!

[Chris]

I actually sighed... and yeah I "got" the whole thing and knew it as each line unraveled ...to the last I already held behind my eyes.

[Nefertiti Virtudes Ahmes]

Haha, I sighed writing this. Thank you for your review!!

[Marie-Louise.]

Maybe! Could he be taken away, piece by piece. You never know with aliens!
A fun read with interpretation left to the imagination.

[Nefertiti Virtudes Ahmes]

Thanks for the review!!

Haha! You’re right, the topic of Aliens is so mixed. From conspiracies to the denial of their existence, so on and so forth.