Beware the Ides of March

“Beware the Ides of March” – The foreboding advice given to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play about the ill-fated Emperor. Use this as a title and inspiration for a story or poem about the 15th of March- but in modern times.

Form: Cinquain (Syllabic pattern: 2/4/6/8/2)

“Beware the Ides of March”

Girlfriend,
Ides foreboding:
Eyes locked with her lover,
Cries out against his betrayal:
“Et tu?”

The Latin phrase, “et tu” means “even you?” (as in “ even you, my best friend and lover, is going to betray me?”) It is the same question Caesar asked of Brutus as his ‘friend’ shoved the knife in: “Et tu, Brute?”
The term, "ides", was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months for the Roman calendar.