Amid fear and suspicions, <br />with agitated mind and frightened eyes, <br />we melt and plan how to act <br />to avoid the certain <br />danger that so horribly threatens us. <br />And yet we err, this was not in our paths; <br />the messages were false <br />(or we did not hear, or fully understand them). <br />Another catastrophe, one we never imagined, <br />sudden, precipitous, falls upon us, <br />and unprepared -- there is no more time -- carries us off.<br /><br />Constantine P. Cavafy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/finalities/
