Skin in the game

I have skin in the game,
a dog in this fight,
nothing like neutral
in this war, this terror,
picking a side…
 
My heart is in Ukraine,
a flag of blue and yellow,
the wheat and the sky,
even though I bleed colors,
of red, white, and blue…
 
My heart grieves for their suffering,
such a terrible cost, crimes,
so many killed, lives shattered,
so much lost, but not forgotten,
so much to restore, to rebuild…
 
Victory will come through attrition,
the grueling face of war, terror,
inch by inch, and mile by mile,
until that day comes, suddenly,
when the tipping point is breached…
 
I am not neutral, complacent,
I believe in freedom for them,
just as Taras believed,
crying for his people,
and his Beloved, Ukraina…
 
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November 1, 2024
Skin in the game
 
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
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Edited and posted October 17, 2024
The anguished words of the defenders
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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
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Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
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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
written and posted October 11, 2024
Ten years under the gun
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/ten-years-under-gun_25.html
 
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