JUST IN CASE
waiting for them
to arrive
some anxiety
no small trepidation
outriders
an advance guard
what are they
going to do with us?
the media
is making every effort
to reassure us
serious journalists
have ridiculed our fears
have downplayed
the comments made by
these forces
who swear by
all that is holy
they are
coming in peace
just bringing bombs
and bullets
tanks and rockets
just, as they say,
“in case”
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