L Milton Hankins Poet Sonnet

Evil Personified

What could Vladimir Putin ever hope to gain
By his malevolent incursion into Ukraine?
Does he fancy a place in Russia’s history
For causing his neighbors misery and  pain?
Why would he arouse the whole world’s ire
By setting peaceful neighborhoods on fire?
Does he not have enough personal acclaim?
Apparently not, to notoriety he does aspire,

Can Putin not understand human morality?
Believe that the world’s people have dignity?
Does he fail to see that the Ukrainians have
A right to their elected national sovereignty?
Truth is, Vladimir Putin is evil personified
Like Stalin and Hitler –remember they died!

written March 3, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger March 7, 2022 at 12:04 AM He has no conscience or awareness that anyone is as important as he is. Sadly. L Milton Hankins March 7, 2022 at 8:42 AM Indeed. This man is typical of an evil tyrant. He will be brought down, I'm certain, as his country begins to suffer from his folly. Already some of the oligarchs are speaking out against the war.

Bj Legros Kelley March 3, 2022 at 4:32 PM Wow Milton, powerful and to the point. He has revealed himself to be nothing less than a lunatic, a bloodthirsty tyrant. I think he is either totally insane, or possessed by the devil. You have summed this evil vicious monster up well Milton. ~BJ L Milton Hankins March 3, 2022 at 6:48 PM Thank you so much, BJ. I appreciate your read and your thoughts.

Tom Cunningham March 3, 2022 at 11:32 AM You summed up that poor excuse for a human being well Milton. I hope the Russian people rise up against him but state TV portray him as some kind of hero. Hope he chokes on his caviar. Tom L Milton Hankins March 3, 2022 at 6:49 PM And the sooner the better, I think!