The murdering of
innocents - mothers, sons and daughters.
Crushing grief and
searing horror; enough to fry the mind,
And beloved terrified family
pets, you’re forced to leave behind.
Lovely homes and
gardens, blown to smithereens.
The death of joy and normal
life, the end of hopes and dreams.
Of fun and parks and dancing
days, of many happy hours.
Now piles of rubble, a stray
dog cowers;
Where once were schools
and pretty flowers.
The monster wails his
barbaric lies, whilst burning cities from OPEN skies.
Watched by millions, turning
eyes, blinded as the mind denies.
To the face of evil and
the Zsar of the flies.
Midst howling
lamentations, we hear the baby’s cries.
So we pray for peace
and the caging of the beast,
Or a semblance of truth
– at least, NOT least.
Whilst a theatre by the
sea, with children’s warning signs,
Is bombed like life
means nothing; the most hideous of crimes.
But roar - tis war! We dare not weep.
Whilst rockets rampage
and THEY dare not sleep.
From Kiev to Kolomyia,
from Kharkiv to Lviv …
In Mariupol - total
devastation; nothing left to give.
Across this ancient,
blighted land – the tanks, with shadows creep,
Beyond the ghosts of
history, and cultures truly deep.
So we hold our breaths
……. In numbness and in sorrow.
Lest it be us, when we
wake tomorrow.
Jayl De Lara
19th March 2022
Dedicated to all the men, women, children and animals of Ukraine, who have been killed, injured, brutalized, bereaved, displaced, or their homes and lives utterly destroyed; as a result of this unprovoked, cruel and barbaric aggression against their country.
And to the memory of Dr.Adam Lenko (1924 - 2020)
Adam was born and grew up in Kolomyia - Ukraine (then part of Poland).
In 1939, at the age of 15, Adam (along with his Mother and Sister), was arrested and sent to freezing Siberia; after the Red Army invaded their land.
Before he passed away, Adam warned that there would soon be Russian aggression once again.