Streets are now.
Often coated.
In darkness.
At night.
Families with young children.
Living on the top floors.
Of apartment blocks.
Have been left.
Without working lifts.
Leaving them to.
Walk up dozens of.
Flights of stairs.
Streets are now.
Often coated.
In darkness.
At night.
Nationwide power cuts.
Have been planned.
During an eight-hour window.
From 3pm to 11pm.
In order to protect.
Critical infrastructure.
Such as hospitals.
And military facilities.
Streets are now.
Often coated.
In darkness.
At night.
Overnight.
‘Orcs’ launched missile.
And drone attacks.
Across Ukraine.
Including on the capital Kyiv.
Where the blasting sound.
Of air defences could be heard.
In the early hours of the morning.
Streets are now.
Often coated.
In darkness.
At night.
One of the effects.
Of such prolonged.
Power cuts was that.
People were plugging in.
all their electrical devices.
At the same time.
Once the electricity returned.
Causing fires.
Streets are now.
Often coated.
In darkness.
At night.
*Because I read “Ukraine extends blackouts as Russian bombings continue” by Jean Mackenzie on 12 June 2024, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem.
Please read the original story on the BBC news:
Ukraine extends blackouts as Russian bombings continue (bbc.com)
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