Holodomor Genocide

Holodomor Genocide 



Native of Ukraine and Soviet Union,
Known once for my independence,
Was pitied tobrutal artificial famine,
Exporting our grain,and leaving us to die,

Declared Kurkul under Stalin's policy,
Shipped to remote uninhabited Siberia,
Left to die of famine,
I was one of the millions,
Once the landlords now riches to rags,

Ghost of hunger that engulfed us all,
Even our innocent kids,
Many nights of darknessand severe ache,
More in heart than in the stomach,
Sun brought no shine,
Zero hope as deathdanced around,
As if wolves driven from the woods,
We ate our own bodies,

Every moment souls died a new death,
Horrible Helplessness, hue and cry around,
Walking amongst corpses,
 the good were first to die,
Cannibalism survived,
Could morals stay high ?

Survival a mystic miracle,
Made to deny any famine in public,
Robert conquest termed it 'Harvest of Sorrow'
Decree by Parliament proves it worst of genocide!



Written October 20th, 2014
On Holodomor In Ukraine in 1928
For contest' Genocide' by Cyndi Macmillan

Awarded 1st place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Guzzi Avatar
November 11, 2014 at 7:39 PM
Excellent work. Congrad's Light & Love
Long Avatar
November 10, 2014 at 5:26 PM
congrats on the win with this gem.. cory
Mehta Avatar
November 10, 2014 at 9:23 AM
Awesome write, congrats on the win
Callus Avatar
October 21, 2014 at 11:23 AM
Hi Upma! Very interesting subject you have chosen for this contest. I have read about this ugly episode which cost the lives of so many people. Using weapons to kill people is horrible....subjecting them to death by starvation is as bad or more. gl in contest. // paul
Thajudeen Avatar
October 20, 2014 at 6:31 AM
Oh,Harvest of sorrow what a sad story. Pretty penning.
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