RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: UKRAINE
Yulia Navalnaya
She is the widow of a hero
She is the widow of a martyr
She has sacrificed enough
We can ask of her no more
Yet she steps forward
She was his heart and soul
She gave to him her strength
She gave her love unselfishly
Asking little in return
His death should be an end
She is entitled to begin again
Yet she rises
She knows the danger
She knows as well as anyone
They killed her husband for speaking out
They’ve killed others for less
They kill journalists and dissidents
They imprison the oppressed
Yet she speaks out
We should all possess her courage
But we do not
We should all stand up for justice
But we do not
We should all feel her agony
Her passion and her rage
But we do not
If she must stand alone she would
But she will not
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