Freedom isn’t free
My brothers and sisters
…they pay the price

Our ** Cold War ** burns
As the Red Scare becomes the Black Horror

Ukraine is US ; defying tyrants
We know hate never wins
In the end

I lose words
…sometimes

I say words
…as they fall on deaf ears

I scribble letters
…as meaning dissolves

Then I find the words
…again

I find the right words
…in the moment

I stumble on words
…as I end

I’m alive
Can you believe it?
No really, can you believe it?
You’re alive!

This moment
You’re breathing
Your heart is beating
Now you’re seeing

You’re feeling
You’re touching
You’re sensing
You’re it

Pen, paper, go!
What’s my next word?
It’ll come to me
I know

Water doesn’t choose
Nor does an athlete
They happen
Like you

How could this happen?
How?

Ukraine
A land of beautiful people
Surviving

My friends
Their families
Torn asunder
By one man
One evil dictator
How?