No Truce #3

The enemy found a way

to shrink themselves
to the size
of red blood cells.
They have infiltrated
my body
overtaken my liver
& spleen. Perforating
my esophagus.
No wonder whenever
I now speak of truce
at the meetings
with joint chiefs of staf
I cough up blood
into Styrofoam cups.
Intelligence reports
now have it
that the enemy
is advancing upon Starbucks.