After the Ides

In honor of the Ides of March, and for Weekend Wordsmith.

Caesar is dead, have you heard?
They say Brutus did it.
No, but he was behind it.
No, Mark Antony was behind it. That’s what I heard.
Antony will be the new Caesar.
No, Octavianus.
No, Brutus will restore the Republic.
I heard there’s going to be a war.
When isn’t there?
Between Brutus and Antony—that’s what I heard.
I heard Antony’s going back to Egypt.
I heard he’s going to deliver the funeral oration.
Be careful at the market. There might be riots. The people loved Caesar.
As if he ever did anything for us.
He was beloved of the gods.
So they say.
Rome won’t ever be the same after this.
Rome will be better.
Rome will fall. It’s only a matter of time.
I heard the Goths were preparing to invade.
No, the Vandals.
No, the Visigoths. That’s what I heard.
I heard Brutus was under arrest.
I heard Antony was in disgrace.
I heard Octavianus had disappeared.
Do we know anything for sure?
Caesar is dead. That’s what I heard.


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