A Yorkshire Poet Poet Free verse

The Dream of a Free Ukraine

We look into your eyes. They look back 
so human-ly!
You treat us like the child that had to 
grow up quickly.

You stand behind your lines and watch 
us suffer and suffer badly.
You play your sympathetic smiles but 
leave to face the wild all lonely.

The lessons you have learned, the lives 
that cost you. You see a dictator turn 
his warring hands and you stand by 
politely.

You will watch us suffer and lose our 
country. You will watch us burn and 
lose our humanity. 

Our democracy is the price you’ll pay 
for our sanctuary. You’ll let him steal 
our dreams because of money. 

If this is humanity,  f#ck your humanity.

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Kim Rodrigues February 25, 2022 at 5:51 PM I know someone who adopted 3 orphans and were set to get a 4th. They can’t reach the orphanage and are afraid for the children. Just awful. My great-grandparents were Ukrainian.

Kim Rodrigues February 25, 2022 at 1:47 PM It is always about the money followed by power and fame. ((Sad face)) A Yorkshire Poet February 25, 2022 at 1:52 PM Hi Kim, I’m just glad that my late relatives who were WW2 veterans are not alive to see this. They would have literally died with shame. Stay safe.