The Weight of a Nation

 

The Weight of a Nation

The grief of war, an ever-rising debt within, leaving the nation sadly strung,

With those they knew taken, there in their hearts, the awful sorrow sung.

His head bowed, deep in thought, the burden too much, too heavy to hold,

With the enormous weight, of a war-torn nation, pushing down on his soul.

While in his heart, the greatest sadness, the sight of people, laced with grief,

Desperately struggling inside, searching for salvation, searching for relief.

This the people’s hero, steadfast and strong, keeping the nation on track,

Each day, shouldering the weight, the relentless pressure, of each setback.

Holding hope, close to his heart, keeping the pulse of the nation, beating on,

The thought of people suffering, in anxiety of war, their treasured ones gone.

Every battle hard fought, his desperate pleas for help, consistently dismissed,

As Russia keeps pushing, he knows their mindless aggression, will not desist.

Every day the toll rises, the constant uncertainty, Putin’s instrument of fear,

Systematically converting the West, conquer and conquest, his final frontier.

Like a broken record, Zelenskyy pleads West, many words falling without sound,

On the deaf ears, of foreign powers, the politicians, mindlessly walking around.

Playing politics, in their Western Capitals, far removed, from the worst of war,

They have lost sight, of the precious freedom fought, resonating on their door.

Men with soft hearts, in the face of threats, cowards inside, on bended knees,

Their minds stuck in a rut, would sleep with the devil, they attempt to appease.

Thinking that they are too far removed from the thundering guns that blast,

As they dismiss, the lives of others, kidding themselves, not in their life passed.

When in reality the mad men, who rage unchecked, where bitterness breeds,

Plot and plan, mobilizing their war machines, planting exterminations seeds.

Still Ukraine waits, for the unwelcome weight to be lifted, for freedom secured,

To contend with their grief in peace, without fear, of the evil they have endured.

Written By: Alan.Clark@WW1POET (June 2024)