“Ukraine”

A poem by Anastasia Babusenko

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My land or not my land?

It is my people

Whom I love and cherish,

The people who grew in harmony 

With mother nature,

With love,

With kindness.

 

Power given to one 

Abuses it.

Power given to one 

Grows heartless.

Power given to one 

Evolves a narcissist.

Power given to one

Kills.

 

The fate of innocents is death

By the fault of politics.

The fate of innocents is loss

By the fault of ignorance.

The fate of innocents is suffer

By the fault of P.  

 

What’s this?

My land or not my land?

It is my culture

That has taught me 

To love people and nature.