i have no doubt
somewhere in the infinite
ever expanding cosmos
a similar one in a billion
errant electrical arc
hit the right pool
of basic amino acids
sending a rapturous cascading
in nascent lifeforms

the assumption humanity
is singular speaks more to
ego based ignorance

my fear is those
alien life forms making
contact with our species

we don’t treat one another
with the basic respect deserved
for having fumbled through
nigh destroying our planet
through pointless wars
genetically imprinted desires
pushing evolution into
more and more effective
organisms of inherent destruction