Aliens: Poems on Films
Alien
the facehugger ejaculates alien eggs ()()()()()()()()()
down the throats {of people}
the alien babies ^ grow into the stomach >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> like a wom
Ridley brings with him / ~ the psychoanalytical
~ subtlety of Hartlepool
the Alien is deathu, deathish, a bored lick %
it's a * John Hurt _ holding a cockerel _
Sigourney Weaver chewing = a monster.
Ian Holm a ^ fan of the coiled + snake.
Giger is in the back with his stairs *
at least the / crew \ look like real people
the xenomorph ||| is a wet seated ape, a yawning | purring | sleeping | cat of punishment
RELEASE: 6 September 1979
DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott
Aliens
the moist intimidating < plural > of all times
the most panicky ) marine ( of hope
the most best newt {us} surviving the night
by hide and seek champion
why not send synthetic >> to fight the alien?
<war is worse / \ but undeniably curious
but this is my face 2020. warless.
just more acid to spull
death, ^pacifism won’t work^ says Ripley
in space, this is the highest place of pain,
for the earth is always awa…….y from us.
she thinks, ||| I’d never imagine
an alien drowning |||
that *humans* indulge
themselves
up until the point = they are
no longer allowed to
death is active around their
skin yet Paul Reiser still tries
to take one home etc… ++
while he is seeking its >
weakness ~
a … strong lead
a … rushed planet
to shoot eggs like bitch
more isn't always > better
RELEASE: 29 August 1986
DIRECTOR: James Cameron
Alien3
RELEASE: 22 May 1992
DIRECTOR: David Fincher
Alien Resurrection
I know you have a plate so ….
full it is no longer a plate, so }
I'll not be bothersome {{{
it used to be we didn't know where we were………
it used <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< life
meaning while >> you were busy
with your splicing << /// ….
birth was incurable as an alien
the possibilities of all minds
and actions {made hideous babies} …
you can't control it <<<<<<
<<<you can't ask is it human.
{{{sad……
………………………]]
you won't let that be ] still
meaning, it whips out}}}}} a tiny gross
space}}}}} sucks skin}}}}} off
RELEASE: 6 November 1997
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Alien vs Predator
RELEASE: 22 October 2004
DIRECTOR: Paul WS Anderson
These poems are from Come and See the Songs of Strange Days by SJ Fowler (Broken Sleep Books, 2021). Reprinted with permission from the author. Purchase the book here.
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