The bear continues to paw away at lines
as the eagle
circles above never landing. The blue shield
bends, but holds
as the world watches.
Shevchenko stirs in his grave
An angry little man who loves his mirror struts
about Moscow
spews lies, hungers for the empire that
shattered decades ago.
A little man in search of little Russia plays
with soldiers as if they
are toys, each die in the name of his ego.
Shevchenko stirs in his grave
Crimea whimpers under the paw of the bear
as the little man
g emil reutter
Philadelphia and Bucks County
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