And Did They Come, or Did They Go

and did they come,
or did they go?
these questions bother me.
i ponder them over
in my head
but without any relief -

and did they come,
or did they go?
the question returns again.
for heads or tails
i cannot make,
but simply i must ask -

and did they come,
or did they go?
the question looms at bay.
but if at light of morning break
their cannons fire at shore,
we shall fight back more.

but in this night
i shall worry not
for such things
shan't trouble my mind.
for if they came
or if they went,
they came with me in mind.

     C.D.S. 18 Aug 2010