At the Time

Little did we know.
There’s an expression—
Nothing to the we

Or the I, little
At least, but to you,
Audience members,

Story consumers,
It’s its own genre—
Little did we know . . .

It signals drama,
Plot twist on the way,
Usually the end

Of a peaceful time,
An optimistic
Interlude, promise

All hell will break loose
In the narrative.
Little did we know

We were living in
Precolonial
Times. How little

Did we know strangers,
Alien beings,
Demonic angels,

Plagues, wars, droughts, cancers,
Dark horsemen with swords,
Earthquakes were coming. 

Here’s how we got here.
Here’s how we survived.
Little did we know