by donnarkevic
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| Anti-war protesters in Russia are being detained by police for holding up blank posters as part of demonstrations protesting against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. —Newsweek, March 15, 2022 |
Perhaps they believe
we did not overcome;
we did not give peace a chance;
we did not live up to the Beatitudes;
we did not heed the Buddha
and keep our hearts free from hate.
Perhaps they know no words
for the pain of hunger
on their children’s faces,
for the lies that gather
like flies on dead neighbors’ faces,
for the quiet noise of fleeing refugees.
Perhaps they had enough death,
enough war,
and they are left
with nothing left
to say.
Nothing.
donnarkevic: Buckhannon, WV. MFA National University. Work has appeared in Rattle, Witness, Jewish Currents, Blue Collar Review, and many other literary magazines and anthologies. A Best of the Net and two-time Pushcart nominee with over 300 published poems. Main Street Rag published the novella of poetry After the Lynching, in 2022.