It doesn’t apply.
To everyone who.
Ignores offers.
Of evacuation.
Some just refuse.
To abandon their homes.
And have got used to.
The constant danger.
He isn’t one of them.
After his home.
In the town of Toretsk.
Was almost shelled twice.
He’s taking.
His belongings.
And his grandson.
To a pickup point.
With the ‘orcs’.
Just 5km away.
Their neighbours wish them well.
But still refuse to leave.
It doesn’t apply.
To everyone who.
Ignores offers.
Of evacuation.
Some just refuse.
To abandon their homes.
And have got used to.
The constant danger.
The pair then board.
An armoured police vehicle.
“I’ve lived my life already.”
The 67-year-old says.
At the other end of.
His journey in Kostyantynivka.
“But I need to save.
The little one.”
“I worked in the mine.
For 20 years so.
I’m not afraid of anything.
But I’m worried for him.”
His grandson, who’s 14.
Nods approvingly.
“My last friend left.
Three weeks ago.”
It doesn’t apply.
To everyone who.
Ignores offers.
Of evacuation.
Some just refuse.
To abandon their homes.
And have got used to.
The constant danger.
Evacuation from.
Front-line settlements.
Is compulsory for.
Families with children.
Despite that.
15 children.
Still remain.
In Toretsk.
From the White Angels.
Police evacuation squad.
He helps evacuate people.
Away from front-line towns.
He says the situation.
Is worsening every day.
“There’s constant.
Shelling and artillery.”
“The enemy’s aviation.
Is working all the time.
The ‘orcs’ drop bombs.
On residential houses.”
It doesn’t apply.
To everyone who.
Ignores offers.
Of evacuation.
Some just refuse.
To abandon their homes.
And have got used to.
The constant danger.
*Because I read “Ukraine war: Eastern residents brace for Russian advance” by James Waterhouse on 7 Mar 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, as a story of Valeriy and Denys, and a story of Anton Pron.
Please read the original story on the BBC news:
Ukraine war: Eastern residents brace for Russian advance (bbc.com)
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