Ukraine

 

I pray for the people of Ukraine. I pray for the people of Russia too. I hold the earth in a tear, suspended in the light of my chest wound.

Seen with the eye of the heart, Putin is a desperate, isolated, crippled ego fighting for breath, up-rooted from every network of nourishment. I feel sorry for any Russian, or any American fascist like Trump, who admires Putin as a strong leader.

Who gave Putin the right to invade Ukraine? Good question. But did we ask who gave Bush the right to invade Iraq? His war of lies killed half a million people and threw the whole Middle East into chaos. Did we ask who gave Obama the right to invade Libya, the most stable and wealthy nation in Africa, throwing the whole northern continent into chaos?

Until we ask this question of ALL invaders, we are the pawns of international bankers and arms manufacturers. As long as we blame one nation and absolve another, we are serfs in the Kingdom of Fear, which is fueled by nationalism.

Seeing through the heart means courage. "Courage" is a word from the Old French, rooted in the Latin word for "heart." As used in the Middle English of Chaucer, "courage" originally meant the pang of love. Courage asks painful question.


Collage by Rashani Réa with words from a book of mine.