We forfeit our humanity – v2

We are complicit in terror,
there is not neutrality in genocide,
we forfeit our humanity, our spirits,
our souls cry out in anguish,
our consciences condemn us,
for our inaction, our gross timidity,
not rallying around the innocents,
emboldening those committing terror,
remaining silent while they murder,
while Russia commits genocide…
 
We must rise from our ashes,
a pit of our complacency, our silence,
our timidity, our snares that hold us,
they must be cut, they must be cast off,
we must speak boldly in this moment,
through our actions to defeat the tyrant,
a soulless dictator, his heartless minions,
the greatest threat of terror in the world,
to hold Vladmir Putin accountable,
for his crimes against Ukraine…
 
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Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
April 9, 2025
Stealing their history, their future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.html
 
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