Blue Sky, Why
"Blue Sky, Why?"
stories speak to us.
inside our heart
is crying.
Blue Sky, Why?
why do children
holding sunflowers
watch their parents die
why do sweet children,
now war torn,
some the battle's orphans,
daily lose their lives
lying in their sick beds
bombed in hospitals
huddled under classroom desks,
in schools, still in kindergarten,
the littlest crying for their mummas
their papas are not there
all children are innocent
they are not invested in this war
their lives irreverently stolen
smiles stolen, they are now
shot and slaughtered
like they are nothing,
not flesh and blood
shot off their bikes
a brave 14 year old girl
shot like a pigeon
off her bike
dies alone, within seconds
on an empty street
surrounded by
strange militia,
without mum or dad
by her side -
they are looking
through the destruction
for their home
their daughter lost,
they will later find
shot dead
by soldiers’ bullets
those soldiers, not yet men -
mere boys themselves,
just out of school,
crying for their mothers
fooled by an insane man
The 'free' world watches on
hopelessly crying
What can we do?
What can we do?
We look towards
our "fearless" leaders
who walk around in circles
trying to come up with
their better plans and strategies
but they are too busy
putting forth excuses
hands and minds tied
by a monster who
holds their backyards
to ransom
meanwhile a true leader
with less experience,
once thought of as a joke,
the little Ukranian comedian,
unites all of 'free' Europe,
with his Resistance army,
his united front,
his succinct, articulate
honest truth scorching from
his fierce heart -
the brutal reality
of what we are all
confronted with now -
he asks our "Leaders"
for their immediate help,
what will it take? he asks,
for the rest of the world
to stand united with his
fellow country men
boots on ground
in air, on ocean, on land
what cost?
to avoid becoming
ashes - the entire world,
not just his country
standing alone -
the entire world is
now held dangling
over damnation
in the despotic lunatic's
next deliberately contrived
Hitler Holocaust?
For the end of the world
is here, he says - this is it, he says,
not just his country facing
untold slaughter, but as
brothers and sisters
our entire world
faces foretold destruction
in books of old we read -
the kleptocratic Magog monster
bearing arms, the blooming present,
deadly seed
Nuclear
this is it.
Blue Sky, Why?
we look up
for signs
another day dies
another child buried
another mother cries
borders
can’t close hearts
can’t close eyes
refugees walking
long journeys war weary,
bloodied, blistered feet
but still - they stand proud,
united they resist
the misguided invaders,
they will continue
to fight for what they love
their country,
their Home
whatever the cost -
whether they make it across
front lines into friendly neighbours
with their messages, forewarnings
those that remain
are all together in this
they are resolute
they are very brave
men, women and children
Love of country
their fierce defiance, survives.
stories speak to us.
inside our heart
is crying.
we think you
are just a
story.
Blue Sky, Why?
another day dies
another child dies
another mother cries
another day dies.
another day dies.
another day dies.
another mother dies
another father dies
another child cries
you can’t be
just a lie, surely
sentences
thrown at us
by a book
promises in parables
we were taught
to believe in fables
led under a star
to a baby, a saviour
a child born in a stable
a world
we thought
we knew.
but logic never lies,
for now what we see
in our once "poetic" world -
is terrible,
is very
"Real",
this new chapter
arrives bearing arms
full of death
it frightens us,
it makes us cry -
we still look up for hope
we still look up for signs;
stories speak to us.
inside our heart
is crying.
Blue Sky, Why?
stories
hidden truths
we interpret
children reciting prayers
calling forth their
messiah
what we truly feel
we truly believe
we keep hidden
never spoken
always kept close
to our shot heart
deep inside,
when needed
revealing,
it is given
inside us all
we wander lost
we wonder why
stories speak to us.
inside the heart
we cry.
Blue Sky, Why?
Please
close their
Sky,
as they implore
save them from
weapons of never
ending fire
but do not
close
our eyes
do not close
our hearts,
do not close
our minds
nor let us turn our backs
to the ones fighting
for what is true
for what is real
the ones fighting
for their home
the priceless value
of their lives
fighting for themselves
fighting for all countries
brother nations
in one world
let us not be cowards
we fight united in this;
for what is true - is Light
stand with them
boots on ground
fight -
for what is good
we must.
stories speak to us.
inside our heart
is crying.
let us not be cowards
give us courage
to stand united
with Ukraine
close the sky
boots on ground
with Ukraine
fight together,
we must
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
Zelensky warns “the end of the world has arrived”
https://youtu.be/qbvRrdiDuhk
Zelensky slams Biden: 'Pity' good contact started when 'end of the world has arrived'
https://youtu.be/Pz52yBjQ1Ng
"People will die because of you" Zelensky attacks NATO
https://youtu.be/N5SWlYyrZFE
Ukraine nuclear plant attack
https://youtu.be/DVN1j-qXrfM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses European cities
https://youtu.be/kW9w7ZAFxvc
Blue - for the sky. Here's why it's important to close the sky over Ukraine
https://youtu.be/YU9PnBOAgwo
Don't Sacrifice Your Sons': A Ukrainian Woman's Plea To Russian Mothers - https://youtu.be/1f_Vd9Mf-SU
Captured Russian soldier sobs on phone to his mum
https://youtu.be/fd6tOdLUdkM
A Ukrainian mom shares a heartbreaking question her 8-year-old is asking about the Russian invasion
https://youtu.be/trrxpsLntf8
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