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Surrendering To Eternity

I have reached the peak where life finally ends: looking below the steep cliff of perennial misery; enflamed cities, Ukrainians escaping the rod of tyranny... civilians picking up arms to fend off powerful Russians! What shocks me is the pursuit of fervent and profound faith: believing in fighting back, detesting the bastard who causes wrath; should I go unnoticed in the realm of peacefulness... surrendering to eternity with a panting breath and leave behind millions of grieving souls? Can the madness of a leader dishonor his sterling silver flag, denying the humanness in himself and not stop the doleful weeping of a people who are forced into fleeing? He strikes and kills with the ferocity of a czar! Putin has declared Himself god... will the Black Sea turn red? Does he have compassion or empathy for anybody who's hardly breathing? Is it worth shedding young Russian blood on a foreign country? What's the harshest punishment for a cruel dictator if not death? I may sound cruel for my intent: think of the thousands of lives being spared... if the ongoing war was suddenly halted, and Ukraine repossessed its wealth? Even an atheist whispers prayers and condemns his atrocious actions; I doubt if he will end his madness, and Ukrainians will return to their ghost land!

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