We must maintain our humanity – v2 #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

We must not lose ourselves
who we are within our center,
in the face of their abject evil
We must maintain our humanity
in the hell of genocide…
 
We must not succumb to anger,
to the bile of temptation, fever,
to the cancer of this moment
We must stand resolute with
these good and brave people…
 
We must rail against the enemy,
against their terror, their evil,
but we must stand on principle,
We must never forget our values
what we truly hold most dear…
 
We must stand with Ukraine, now,
not standing on the sidelines, silent,
in their battle for survival, for freedom,
We rail against the evil of Russia, but,
We must maintain our humanity…
 
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Edited April 25, 2025
We must maintain our humanity – v2
 
Edited April 24, 2025
We must stand with Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-must-stand-with-ukraine-v2.html
Edited April 18, 2025
The stain of their blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-stain-of-their-blood-v2.html
April 18, 2025 Good Friday
Statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Nine children murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025 in Kryvyi Rih.
 
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