Wiser heads than mine
Form a summit line,
G-7, EU, NATO.
Titles matter not.
Nor names.
Smiling nods in greeting
Begins their meeting
While phosphorous bombs
Drop fires no one can put out.
Ukrainians await the word
Which assures they can endure.
Europe holds it breath
On the front lines of its defense.
Do not hold your breath too long.
That way lies death; not just
For Ukraine, but for all of us.
Hopes rise and once again
We fear the lateness of the hour
As Russia tries to devour
Ukrainians holding tight to freedom
On the outskirts of Western Democracies.
We plead, just breathe!
Breathe support and protection.
Stop holding your breath.
Just breathe!
Just breathe!
annarino writes 