A poem to welcome Condoleezza Rice to New Zealand

murderers are coming there’s been an announcement can it be true? when are they due? murderers are coming should we drop everything? stand back in awe? wipe the floor? murderers are coming has there been an error? should we tidy up? ask for a donation in a cup? murderers are coming is there anything to eat? should we offer them a drink? what do you think? murderers are coming should we clean the streets? they’re here to protect who’s going to object? murderers are coming should we put on a show? the kids are in bed the carpet is red. murderers are coming should we change the sheets? make it nice? put the champagne on ice? murderers are coming is it time to speak? should we make a toast? enlist the Holy Ghost? murderers are coming how long have we got? should we sign a deal? ask them how it feels? murderers are coming what shall we call them? our very good friends? is this how it ends? - Vaughan Gunson