With their caring hands they touch them,
They are with them in their trauma
in their fear, in their anguish,
as they are shattered, bleeding,
in the trenches, in the battle,
in the mud, under the smoke,
carrying their own kit, the weight,
of the injured in their hands,
those blown up, shot, by Russia,
giving aid and comfort to
their brothers and sisters in arms...
by the blood, the carnage,
by the trauma before them
by the nightmares, the burden
that they carry each day with them
aware of every death,
every life lost,
knowing this war will not end
neatly, or quickly, continuing
soldiering onward, offering
the healing of human touch...
with their comrades on the frontlines
not in a rear position, safe,
facing the same dangers,
bleeding, dying for their country,
standing in the gap created
by Russia’s war of genocide,
bloodied yet unbowed,
touching the wounded and dying,
on the line for Ukraine,
answering freedom’s call...
Edited July 7, 2026
human touch - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/human-touch-v2.html
Edited July 7, 2026
sisters in arms – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/sisters-in-arms-v4.html
This poem was originally written after reading post by defender of Ukraine
about serving as a woman in the army,
for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025
July 2, 2026
Разом об'єднані
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/blog-post.html
July 2, 2026
Together United
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/together-united.html
March 7, 2025
Sisters in arms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/sisters-in-arms.html
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