RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS
The Invasion
Maybe it began with Crimea
Maybe it was Georgia or Belarus
Whenever it began it begins again
With a strike at the heart of Ukraine
Putin is raising the stakes
He has chosen this time and place
To inflict a great deal of pain
On the proud people of Ukraine
He is challenging international order
Threatening the unity of Europe
Declaring war at a time of pandemic
It is time to declare Putin
An international crime boss
A godfather head of state
A pariah among civilized nations
A terrorist of the highest order
A brute a thug a war criminal
The price of this invasion
Must be as severe at the violation
Not in blood or loss of life
(though both will be extreme)
For the dictator values neither
But in wealth and prestige
The lifeblood of his immense ego
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