SOS: Mariupol

I heard you have been starved
I'm told you are too weak to cry
Your face too dry to smile
Your feet too feeble to flee

I saw your home bombarded
Thick smokes eclipse your blue skies
I'm sure your sun is unwilling to shine
Even your moon ashamed to glitter

You took a cue from Babylon
And Kalmius now chorus her sad tales
Wailing to Azov's feet
Not a single grain found on her fertile soil

O my sweet Mariupol
Hold on one more day if you can
I'm coming dressed in legions
Succour and doves are with me
To set you free from captivity

About This Poem

Last Few Words: Mariupol is a city in Ukraine under siege by the Russian forces. This poem is a beautiful way to offer the people there hope and call for them to be rescued.

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Nigeria, Enugu, NGA

Favorite Poets: Christopher Okigbo, Nelly Sachs

Comments

Tracey Underwood

3 years 4 months ago

Wonderful

What a great tribute to a sad happening. Hopefully those who are affected will see this and feel a sense of hope. Thanks for sharing.

Ifeanyichukwu …

3 years 4 months ago

Thanks Tracey. Hopefully they

Thanks Tracey. Hopefully they and those that matter will see this. Peace is essential. I appreciate your feedback.

scribbler

3 years 4 months ago

A vert good poem

of the current war raging in Ukraine. Regrettably if they are waiting for biden to help they will have a very long wait because he has been bought off by the russians

Ifeanyichukwu …

3 years 4 months ago

Hmm. What nerve! Biden got no

Hmm. What nerve! Biden got no conscience if actually he's been bought over by Putin. And I wonder why the world looks on and the destruction lingers and human lives wasted.