I must've have walked 2 miles to get to him.
Up a set of stairs, then down a set of stairs;
then straight ahead.
Then down some more stairs;
then up & down & up & down again.
No elevators!
Still I had to travel some more.
What that taught me:
it's not easy to get to him.
He's well insulated.
I finally reached a door;
solid steel;
Looked bulletproofed;
cameras everywhere.
My escorts knocked on the door.
And we waited over an hour to get in;
no outside seating.
Eventually, I heard a buzz & OPEN SESAME;
the steel door opened sluggishly.
We probably waited another hour for that door to open fully.
And I'm not even exaggerating.
Well, maybe a little;
but it felt that way.
I walked in to a KING.
Surrounding him were his advisers;
who looked more like lions & tigers!
I said "Good day, gentlemen.
Thank you for giving me audience."
One of them said "WHY ARE YOU HERE?!!"
He most likely HATES MY KIND;
that was clear.
He sat there, silently;
watching me;
his advisers whispering.
He's never been a man of many words.
He said but one to me:
"No."
"No?
I haven't even said what I've come to say.
How can you say no before hearing me out?"
He replied "Leave."
I was obviously upset.
And made the mistake of raising my voice.
BIG MISTAKE.
By the look on his face I could tell I FUCKED UP.
You don't raise your voice to such a man.
I said "Thank you for your time."
And was vigorously escorted out!
My ladies asked:
"How'd it go, BOSS?"
I didn't answer.
But that in itself was an answer.
We got in our SUVs and went home.
Fuck, I still don't know what happened.
He's never been an easy man to deal with.
But I needed him.
He's got an army of soldiers who know how to fight;
men not afraid to kill or die.
I got home to a present.
A note saying:
I'M HERE, TO TAKE ALL YOU HAVE;
TO END YOUR WORLD; IT'S TIME."
I instantly knew it was HIM.
He's arrived.
And so this WAR BEGINS.
