three years crying into the void – v3

so many moments, so much struggle,
striving to catch the attention of the world,
for them to care, for them to act,
in this their existential moment…
 
three years crying into the void, exhausted,
seeking to help this noble people triumph,
too many leaders failing to lead, to act,
to rise to meet this moment, this challenge…
 
evil given sway, power, appeasement,
impunity through our indifference,
believing the threats of the bully,
keeping our arsenals in check…
 
making of them servants, proxies,
in a war we would not fight, attrition,
fighting our one common enemy,
but making them pay an awful price…
 
it is late, but we can choose better,
standing now with this noble people,
standing for right against injustice,
to stop evil, this war of terror, of genocide…
 
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Edited February 7, 2025
three years crying into the void – v3
 
Edited February 6, 2025
three years crying into the void – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-crying-into-void-v2.html
Edited February 6, 2025
open wounds bleeding – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/open-wounds-bleeding-v2.html
Edited February 6, 2025
Unwavering Support – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/unwavering-support-v2.html
Edited February 5, 2025
scars that never heal – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/scars-that-never-heal-v2.html
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.html  
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.html
Edited March 31, 2024
Ukraine must Win – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/ukraine-must-win-v2.html 
March 19, 2024
Statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3710899/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-20th-ukraine/
at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany
 
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