Attrition – v6 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #attrition #genocide

Death, explosions, terror, evil,
in so many villages, towns, and cities.
like the destruction in World War II,
the same level of devastation, death,
innocent cities and villages, history, culture,
all are being turned to nothing, to dust…
 
Attrition, they say, war, by inches,
will lead us out of madness,
a tipping point will come,
to defeat the evil tyrant
internal forces will stop him,
He will be made to relent…
 
But what about the martyrs,
those killed in their beds,
the defenders, the medics,
their best sons and daughters,
What about every first responder,
killed in a cruel double-tap…
 
How long can we expect them?
to defend our sovereignty alone,
to stand in the gap for us,
for freedom for all, peace,
when we sit in comfort,
fear at arm’s reach, hidden…
 
Attrition, but a word, truly,
on the news, in a policy paper,
except for the people living,
dying, injured, shattered,
in the crosshairs of evil…
Knowing this war is all too much…
 
We must do more, better,
all of us, their partners,
to stand beside them, helping,
giving them what they need,
so that attrition’s awful cost,
will finally bring victory…
 
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Edited December 1, 2025
Attrition – v6
 
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https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-anguished-words-of-defenders-v2_26.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
Ten years under the gun – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/ten-years-under-gun-v2_26.html
Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness_25.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_25.html
written and posted October 11, 2024
The anguished words of the defenders
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-anguished-words-of-defenders.html
 
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