Paying the Price

Today Russia has begun a war broiling in Putin’s sick fantasy 
Ukraine people gird themselves for bombs and deaths, many deaths

Can the USA, NATO swoop in and stop the invasion?
Maybe yes maybe no

Humans can fly to the moon and aspire to travel to the stars
but can’t figure out how to feed or stop killing each other
maybe they don’t know how but
it looks like they just don’t give a damn about people

It will be written in the fate of mankind
that mankind did not earn a second chance
as killing of humans and animals continued
appalling acts in the name of selfish egos of men 

Who have a rock of grizzle in their chest where a heart should be
convincing themselves a bad idea conceived at night is good however
the reality of an ill thought out plan in the chill of evening has a price

The destruction brings forth a different realism that hurts 
women, children, the old and they pay the price

but they, the people hating, war mongers don't care.

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