April 12, Send in the Butcher

 

“Let’s send in ‘The Butcher,’” that’s Vladimir’s style. (1)

Subduing Ukrainians takes quite a while.

Committing mass murder and bombing to dust

Have not worked so far, so he’ll turn up the dial.

 

Committing mass murder and bombing to dust,

In front of the whole world and clearly unjust,

Are piling up war crimes the whole planet sees

And Vladimir’s motive is just power lust.

 

He’s piling up war crimes the whole planet sees,

To say to the UN, “What I want, I’ll seize.”

First, it was Crimea, now all of Ukraine,

Expanding the time zones that Vlad oversees. (2)

 

First, it was Crimea, now all of Ukraine,

Acquired by destruction, death, anguish, and pain.

They leave murder victims to lie in the streets, (3)

Because dreams of empire infect Putin’s brain.

 

They leave murder victims to lie in the streets,

The signs of their rage after Russian defeats.

Denying they did it with obvious lies,

There’s still a clear message, though Russia retreats.

 

Denying their murders with obvious lies,

Yet, leaving a message for everyone’s eyes.

And next comes The Butcher, in true Russian style,

He’s shown that he won’t stop ‘til everyone dies..

 

So, now comes The Butcher in true Russian style,

To batter the cities, make Vladimir smile.

They hope that this tactic will break Ukraine’s will,

No limit to tactics, no matter how vile.

 

• General Alexander Dvornikov, known as “The Butcher of Syria,” earned this appellation in 2015 -2016 when his mass bombing of Aleppo and Homs reduced these cities to rubble, with thousands of civilian deaths.
• Russia stretches over eleven time zones.
• The TV news has shown sickening images of murdered civilians left behind in the streets of Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, after the Russian retreat.