Saturday, September 17, 2022

The Crimes of Izium

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: UKRAINE


The Crimes of Izium

 

It shocks my senses

A quiver up my spine

Yet it comes as no surprise

The inhumane inhuman crimes

The bombing of civilians

Mass burial sites

Torture and deprivation

No goodbyes or final rites

 

It comes as no surprise

Invaders and would-be occupiers

Disregard all human dignity

Moral codes and common decency

 

Place yourselves in Ukrainian shoes

Your victims are within

Your friends and loved ones

Your family and your kin

 

The crimes of Izium cry out in outrage

Cry out loud for blood vengeance

Yet let there be compassion

Even for the depraved

Let there be mercy for the merciless

Let there be sympathy

For those who change their evil ways

 

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