We watch them dying in slow motion.
Defeat seems inevitable,
but they fight on and on --
starving,
having their country destroyed before their eyes,
never giving up.
And, yet,
we cannot really help.
History, spheres of influence, nukes --
chains that bind us.
Their pictures on my screen
Seemingly so close
And yet so far
I reach out my hand
I cannot reach
It's peaceful here
Where I live
But for how long?
When will it be us
Crying, dying?
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He stops their ears
so they cannot hear.
He closes their eyes
so they cannot see.
He knows that good people
cannot accept what he is doing --
but goodness is alien to him.
He knows only evil,
corruption, torture, murder,
and basking in unimaginable wealth.
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Путин лжет. Это война. Россия напала на Украину. Украинцы храбро сражаются с превосходящими силами противника.**************'
Helpless,
powerless,
watching the brave men fight,
believing they are right,
believing the attackers are wrong,
fearing WWIII.
