I left Bucha.
On the second day.
But my parents and sisters.
Remained there.
They were held captive.
For four days.
‘Orcs’ took people prisoner.
As human shields.
For 6 people.
‘Orcs’ gave.
1 can of pate and.
1.5 litres of water.
Dad stood in a line.
For the firing squad.
Miraculously he was.
Taken out of there.
And 10 guys were.
Stripped and shot.
On 11 March.
My family was released.
They were walking.
Down the street.
Stepping over.
The corpses of civilians.
I left Bucha.
On the second day.
But my parents and sisters.
Remained there.
They were held captive.
For four days.
‘Orcs’ took people prisoner.
As human shields.
There had been no gas.
Light or water.
In the city.
For a month.
Our neighbourhood was occupied.
And people were not allowed out.
Those who dared to.
Go outside were shot.
My parents say that.
Among the occupants.
There were ‘orcs’.
Buryats and Belarusians.
They robbed houses.
Put their tanks in courtyards.
They were all young.
About 18-20 years old.
When asked why they came.
An ‘orc’ answered that.
They came to liberate.
‘Elves’ from the Bandera.
And a Belarusian.
Answered that.
they were just.
Following orders.
I left Bucha.
On the second day.
But my parents and sisters.
Remained there.
They were held captive.
For four days.
‘Orcs’ took people prisoner.
As human shields.
*Because I read “«Объезжали коляской трупы мирных жителей. Не знала, как объяснить это ребенку». Исповедь жителей Бучи”(“Driving round the corpses of civilians with a pram. I didn’t know how to explain it to my child”. Confessions of Bucha residents) on 4 Apr 2022, on The Insider, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem, as a story of Екатерина(Ekaterina).
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