Putin does not know history.
Great leaders
Do not build empires of bombed out cities,
Where water doesn’t flow and electricity doesn’t heat,
Where theaters are hollow since the drama lives outside,
Where churches are empty because praying goes underground,
Where store shelves are filled with dust instead of bread,
Where people shiver in subways and flee from shrapnel,
Where men must wear helmets and babies wear unwashed diapers,
Where lines form for water, blankets, evacuations,
Where graveyards echo with tragedy.
No, Putin. Great leaders
Help people build their own cities,
Municipal happy places,
Where growing leaders
Have opportunities to taste love,
And learn how to spread it.
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