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SOS: Mariupol

Submitted by Ifeanyichukwu O... on Mon, 2022-03-07 11:16

I heard you have been starved
I'm told you are too weak to cry
Your face too dry to smile 
Your feet too feeble to flee

I saw your home bombarded
Thick smokes eclipse your blue skies
I'm sure your sun is unwilling to shine
Even your moon ashamed to glitter

You took a cue from Babylon
And Kalmius now chorus her sad tales
Wailing to Azov's feet
Not a single grain found on her fertile soil

O my sweet Mariupol
Hold on one more day if you can
I'm coming dressed in legions
Succour and doves are with me
To set you free from captivity

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Mariupol is a city in Ukraine under siege by the Russian forces. This poem is a beautiful way to offer the people there hope and call for them to be rescued.
Editing stage: 
Editing - rough draft
Content level: 
Not Explicit Content

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Tracey Underwood

Mon, 2022-03-07 11:48

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What a great tribute to a sad happening. Hopefully those who are affected will see this and feel a sense of hope. Thanks for sharing.

Love and light. Namaste.

Ifeanyichukwu O...

Mon, 2022-03-07 12:42

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Thanks Tracey. Hopefully they and those that matter will see this. Peace is essential. I appreciate your feedback.

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scribbler

Mon, 2022-03-07 13:49

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of the current war raging in Ukraine. Regrettably if they are waiting for biden to help they will have a very long wait because he has been bought off by the russians

Ifeanyichukwu O...

Mon, 2022-03-07 14:08

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Hmm. What nerve! Biden got no conscience if actually he's been bought over by Putin. And I wonder why the world looks on and the destruction lingers and human lives wasted.

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Geezer

Mon, 2022-03-07 14:42

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a great poem! You have told the story, with a good deal of wisdom and super lines! Very nice! ~ Geezer.
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Ifeanyichukwu O...

Mon, 2022-03-07 18:21

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Thank you Geezer for your time and kind appreciation of the poem.

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Geezer

Mon, 2022-03-07 14:38

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into any political fights here! If you want to debate who is to fault, we can duke it out on FB! ~ Geez.
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