May 04 2024

Invaders

A poem...

A man of buried legions
became possessed one day
A legionnaire took control
because he wanted to be seen

Some of them thought
'We live in a vast kingdom'
Others claimed there is no kingdom

They settled the debate with a wager:
march the army forward
and see how far they get

They marched on a small neighboring lord
This lord did not know his kingdom's edge either
But he knew his inner gates were his

The invading force was defeated
But their king thought he had already fought the same battle and won
Perhaps he had only dreamt it