Kryvyi Rih, not just another place
seared in our consciousness,
in the memory of these good people,
another massacre, a tragedy, genocide,
the anger of the aggressor, killing
murdering the innocents, the children,
their grandparents with them, a slaughter
because the world is complacent,
complicit in their terror, their evil,
while we sit in our comfort….
No, this was deliberate, personal,
a direct attack on him, the president,
a double-tap to his head, to his spirit,
to remind him of their current power,
their ability to hurt him, to attack him,
in a place where he was vulnerable,
his hometown, where his parents live,
the place he would naturally feel safe,
taken from him, in that moment,
echoes of terror, a cruel twist of fate…
No this wasn’t random, indiscriminate,
this was to stop him, to wick his resolve…
but now must be the moment, today,
when we change, when we wake up,
we must stand beside Abel, the victim,
to stop Cain from murdering, erasing,
the history, the culture, this nation,
Ukraine from the map of Europe,
this good and ancient peoples,
we must stand with them in the fight,
to stand in the gap with them…
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Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
After watching President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
https://x.com/i/status/1910727865722613775
seared in our consciousness,
in the memory of these good people,
another massacre, a tragedy, genocide,
the anger of the aggressor, killing
murdering the innocents, the children,
their grandparents with them, a slaughter
because the world is complacent,
complicit in their terror, their evil,
while we sit in our comfort….
a direct attack on him, the president,
a double-tap to his head, to his spirit,
to remind him of their current power,
their ability to hurt him, to attack him,
in a place where he was vulnerable,
his hometown, where his parents live,
the place he would naturally feel safe,
taken from him, in that moment,
echoes of terror, a cruel twist of fate…
this was to stop him, to wick his resolve…
but now must be the moment, today,
when we change, when we wake up,
we must stand beside Abel, the victim,
to stop Cain from murdering, erasing,
the history, the culture, this nation,
Ukraine from the map of Europe,
this good and ancient peoples,
we must stand with them in the fight,
to stand in the gap with them…
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://x.com/i/status/1910727865722613775
mourning the dead children in his hometown
murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.html
murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.html
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