Divine Victims

The Divine Victims 

 There have been so many battlefields mostly forgotten
there was Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan Libya, among the many
battles and millions of dead civilians some were children
Yemen is a graveyard for children killed by Saudi bombs
Yes, the same nation we do business with.
Myanmar, ethnic cleansing is working overtime, but it is
in the east and nothing to bother about.
We have in Europe a clear-cut war, Russian versus Ukraine
Russians are bad lowbrow people, Ukrainians upright
defending their homeland; nothing could be simpler, right?
 Ukraine is the victim of Russian aggression 
enough said. Stop thinking, take out your prejudices and call 
anyone asking questions traitors, dismiss them with contempt
when the  hit the fan stop looking surprised.
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March 23, 2022 at 4:13 AM
It saddens me how they are being punished for a crime they did not commit, all they ask for are basic human rights,
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