in the golden old
days
of the cold war.
Krushchev and Kennedy.
East Germany.
the wall and all that.
the KGB.
they were coming to get us.
to drop bombs,
and take over
Disney World.
eavesdropping on our calls,
infecting our children with
the red plague.
socialism
and communism
and all the isms found in history.
but now it's China
that's at fault.
we blame them for nearly
everything under
the sun,
from weather balloons,
to viruses.
to cyber attacks and pollution.
and yet on New Years Eve,
here we are at
the Peking Duck restaurant,
drinking mai tais,
eating spring rolls and crispy
beef.
cracking open
stale cookies to read
our fortunes.
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