Do we
weep?
Do we
desire
to protect,
to gather,
to mother,
to stand
between good
and evil,
praying on earth
as it is in heaven?
Are we
seeking peace…?
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And which cities draw our tears today?
Kiev,
Mariupol,
Moscow…
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As 81 are executed in Saudi Arabia….
the outcry is muted
by Russian bombs….
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But don’t we all have blood on our hands?
don’t we all turn a blind eye,
as football clubs are snapped up
for fun by Oligarchs, and Arabian Princes?
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Will we be held to ramsome
by the price of oil?
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The poorest should not need to pay
the price of these wars….