Alien creatures

Came to Earth

To study human behavior,

And decide what human was.

 

They entered the ocean,

Rolled onto beaches

With billion-year-old sand

And plastic remnants

Of a throw-away society.

 

They took odd forms and

Evolved

Bejeweled

From the sea polluted.

 

Imagination

Found form and meaning

To throw back at humans,

For contemplation.

 

What does it mean to be human?

Who is unhuman?

They now give advice,

Observations, and questions

To hang on necks and walls.

 

Conversation Starter

Or perhaps

Conservation Starter.