UKRAINE

Kevin Healy 1958 (Baltimore, MD)



I LIVE IN UKRAINE WHERE I GROW WHEAT.
I HAVE 6 CHILDREN.
MY LIFE’S BEEN SWEET.
I DON’T REMEMBER U.S.S.R.
WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM.
IT’S WHO WE ARE.


YOU ARE INVADERS. THIS IS MY HOME.
I WILL NOT LEAVE HERE. I’LL DIE ALONE



WE HAVE ALL THAT YOU HAVE.
MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS.
WE TAKE VACATIONS. WE HAVE OUR DREAMS. THE INVASION TOOK ALL THAT.
IN THE COURSE OF DAYS.
OUR FARMS ARE ON FIRE.
OUR CITIES IN A HAZE.


YOU ARE INVADERS THIS IS MY HOME
I WILL NOT LEAVE HERE I’LL DIE ALONE


I LOVE MY CITY
WE CALL IT KYIV. (Pronounced Keave)
YOU HAVE YOUR CITY.
I HAVE MY CITY.
I WILL NOT LEAVE.

WE ARE SURROUNDED NO AIR SUPPORT
I’M OUT OF GOOD NEWS I CAN REPORT
SO ONE LAST TIME DRINK TO MY HEALTH.
MY WORDS FOR PUTIN- GO F*CK YOURSELF.

About this poem

This poem was inspired by the will and determination of those fighting for freedom in Ukraine

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Written on April 15, 2022

Submitted on May 24, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme axabxb CD exxfbf CD geggx hhxx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 748
Words 176
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 2, 6, 2, 5, 4

Kevin Healy

Father of 3 and grandfather of 3, I live in a suburb of Baltimore. I work for Verizon and hope to retire and pursue a writing career. more…

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