A Ukrainian child died tonight.
An abrupt shattering of a young life
We should all mourn this sweet soul
But before tears fall for this one innocent
Look again -
There's another shot and killed,
one who has starved to death,
another raped and murdered.
And more. Sadly many more.
How many you ask.
More than enough
One is too many and
none can be explained away.
How to explain the Corrupt Power that
causes this to happen?
What kind of hate kills children?
I want to ask the Russian soldiers -
What do you get from killing children?
What is your reward?
Do you really believe these are child Nazis?
Do you have children of your own?
I was a child during the Cold War times
We hid under our desks in school during drills
preparing us for a nuclear attack.
I recall thinking if I could just
talk to Khrushchev
I might make him understand
such a war should never be
A child's fantasy
Now in this time of Hot War
I see that Corrupt Power
does not listen to children
Corrupt Power does not listen
to anyone
Corrupt Power hears only
the hollow echo of its own voice.
A Ukrainian child died tonight.
