Dodoitsu Poetry | Ukraine War

Attention Vladimir Putin

I have something to say to you

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” Eckhart Tolle

History repeats itself Only when man makes it so Lessons unlearned or ignored Now Ukraine suffers

What makes a man so evil To crave control of the world Eyes much bigger than his heart RasPutin returns

Tsarist Russia revolted Soviet Russian states failed How is this any different? Vlad, your thinking’s wrong

Old can’t be made new again The past is not the future Putin, listen to reason It’s time to let go

Let go of warped ambitions Let go of ill-gotten pride Let go of ghosts’ legacies That is real power.

© Carolyn Hastings 2022

Dedicated to the people of Ukraine in protest of the invasion of their sovereign country by Vladimir Putin’s Russian Armed Forces on February 24, 2022.

Written in response to Paper Poetry’s Week 6 epigraphic poetry prompt with the theme being ‘letting go’.

Respectfully inviting Tracy Busby | E. Katherine Kottaras | Obinna Uruakpa | Krystal Mossbarger | Jim Dutton | Penofgold | Amanda Laughtland | to join the prompt if time and inclination permit. 🙏 ✨

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