Apocalypse Then

Apocalypse, predictions notwithstanding,
will only happen once, so just relax,
and stop it with the ceaseless, never-ending
lamenting of the passing of the Pax
Romana -- have you seen the coliseum,
where gladiators ready for the stage?
Their pay is pretty good, although per diem --
per Cicero, the orator and sage.
I hear we've brought in prisoners from Zion,
who seem to think their god will intervene.
The odds are ten to one, but on the lion.
Expecting that is something to be seen!

So go ahead and mark this in your journal:
abandon fear, our city is eternal.