Like a house of cards – v2

At a tipping point, a moment,
like a house of cards, a lie,
the buildings on a film set,
only a façade, a veneer,
lacking substance or depth…
 
He can see it clearly, certain,
decades of corruption, deep rot,
what is the moment, how they will fall,
we do not know yet, but it will happen
quickly, the cards will become as dust…
 
Prison for their evil, terror, their genocide,
a nightmarish future, a personal hell,
that they have earned in this life,
sorrow for the tyrant, the madman,
when all the cards fall down…
 
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Edited September 23, 2024
Like a house of cards – v2
 
Edited September 23, 2024
The weight of his failure – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-weight-of-his-failure-v2.html
September 22, 2024
Each human life is important
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/each-human-life-is-important.html
Refuting the clear message of Putin’s war of aggression that,
“Human life is unimportant”
And the quote of Vladimir Kara-Murza in the decision to release
Russian murderer so that those held unjustly would be free,
That each human life is important…
And my poem, “Human life is all that matters – v2”
September 22, 2024
Like a house of cards
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/like-house-of-cards.html
September 22, 2024
A lost war of aggression
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-lost-war-of-aggression.html
September 22, 2024
Article by Carole Cadwalladr in The Guardian -
“Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/22/putin-regime-will-collapse-without-warning-says-freed-gulag-dissident
September 20, 2024
Article by Tom Watling in The Independent -
“The downfall of Putin is inevitable, says freed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vladimir-kara-murza-putin-russia-strategy-ukraine-b2615884.html
September 21, 2024
BBC Newscast - Interview: Vladimir Kara-Murza On Life In A Russian Prison
Laura Kuenssberg - full interview with Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife Evgenia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0js0cx1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
September 22, 2024
Human life is all that matters – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/human-life-is-all-that-matters-v2.html
Edited September 21, 2024
Their best sons and daughters – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v3.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
 Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
 
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