A last straw, a hope against hope

Nowhere to turn in this moment,
needing assistance to just survive,
cries I hear repeated, over and over again,
wanting to thrive, to exist, in the crucible of war,
in the urgent moment of this now…
 
A last straw, a hope against hope,
throwing a stone into the ether,
reaching out across the miles, distance,
to find a heart willing to risk, to be open,
to offer assistance in time…
 
I hear your plea, your cry into the ether,
the despair of the defenders, fighting,
words of urgency, of moment,
in the crucible of war, of terror,
as the missile flood the skies…
 
Screams of Shaheds, glide bombs,
terror, wanton destruction, struggle,
loss of supplies, what is needed,
all the ways made harder, surviving,
in the urgency of this moment…
 
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Edited May 27, 2025
A last straw, a hope against hope
 
Ukraine’s Defenders constantly seeking financial support
 
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