Us from Them

The Harbor Defense Command of Puget Sound used to be in charge of protecting us from them
The bluffs were alive with armaments
The Army posts were alive with men
We were protected
And we were ready
For them

No one ever attacked Puget Sound
No armaments were ever fired at the “thems”
Now iPhones, I-5, and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers are attacking Puget Sound
And there’s still no “thems”
It’s just us

It’s just us
Unless you count the remaining concrete steps
Of Puget Sound’s Harbor Defense Command
Baby steps
Forever steps
Us
From them