We fail to act, as if we are living in a
coma,
separated from present reality, deaths,
the truth our eyes see, wanton terror,
words of clarity that spring to mind,
getting caught unspoken behind our teeth…
Our words are inadequate, vapid, empty,
not meeting the urgency of the moment,
weasel words, flaccid words, unspoken,
wicked of their meaning, their power,
their ability to change history…
We refuse to name evil, Russia,
to speak aloud their true nature,
saying they “Kill” the innocent, when
the word “Murder” would be far better,
condemning purposeful, premeditated genocide…
There is nothing innocent, indiscriminate,
a double-tap attack on first responders,
a nation of evil dead souls, human vermin,
orcs rising from the pit, the earth, darkly,
vomited from the bowels of hell…
We must speak the full ugly truth, all of
it,
to defeat the power we give them,
to take back our humanity, morality,
to redeem these ancient people, suffering,
seeking to merely survive, to exist as a people…
Our words are inadequate because we are
fearful,
we lack courage, conviction, a will to respond,
we shrink from urgency, this moment,
we call “lies” merely “falsehoods”,
saying both sides sin in war…
By staying silent, timid, neutral,
we embolden Cain to murder Abel,
the black soil of their land cries out,
blood of nine beautiful innocent children,
murdered playing in their playground…
separated from present reality, deaths,
the truth our eyes see, wanton terror,
words of clarity that spring to mind,
getting caught unspoken behind our teeth…
not meeting the urgency of the moment,
weasel words, flaccid words, unspoken,
wicked of their meaning, their power,
their ability to change history…
to speak aloud their true nature,
saying they “Kill” the innocent, when
the word “Murder” would be far better,
condemning purposeful, premeditated genocide…
a double-tap attack on first responders,
a nation of evil dead souls, human vermin,
orcs rising from the pit, the earth, darkly,
vomited from the bowels of hell…
to defeat the power we give them,
to take back our humanity, morality,
to redeem these ancient people, suffering,
seeking to merely survive, to exist as a people…
we lack courage, conviction, a will to respond,
we shrink from urgency, this moment,
we call “lies” merely “falsehoods”,
saying both sides sin in war…
we embolden Cain to murder Abel,
the black soil of their land cries out,
blood of nine beautiful innocent children,
murdered playing in their playground…
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
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
Edited January 11, 2025
Too close to the border – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/too-close-to-border-v5.html
Edited August 27, 2024
Streets of Kharkiv run red with blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with-blood-v2.html
Edited August 20, 2024
Paralyzed by red-lines – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/paralyzed-by-red-lines-v2.html
Edited August 19, 2024
The dead cry out – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-cry-out-v2.html
Edited August 19, 2024
Neutrality is a myth, a lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/neutrality-is-myth-lie.html
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