The Russian Bear devours,
The Chinese Bear sits silently,
The Ukrainian takes aim, prays, fires and flees,
resolve to help,
reach but, no answer,
retaliate without bullets, a dreading insouciant response,
solve by beginning again,
search in another land,
satiate hate, with words of protest, heart calmed whilst rockets fall,
plans obsequious roll-on-out,
priorities ephemeral come and go,
politicians parle truce, dancing with their private devils,
oh that we could,
only that we might,
obstruct injustice stand and fight,
Bear devours,
Bear sits silently,
Bear the pain, we all do, of impotencies cold fingers.
