Ukraine-Russia War -Prophecies Of Ukraine Crisis Poem by Bernedita Rosinha Pinto

Prophecies of Ukraine Crisis
I predicted and wrote a hundred words
as in my poems I warned of war and its futility;
I asked to give peace a chance
I asked leaders to stop and not fight
but my prophecies fell on deaf ears and blind eyes.
Today Ukraine has lost its peace and paradise
people are running and running everywhere
in search of safety, shelter and food;
people are also dying everywhere
as fire keeps rising from their buildings
as bombs keep exploding in their cities
and gunshots and shelling aggravate the bloodbath.
Can predicament turn away its face or stop the clock
or will leaders make a vow and leave the battlefield?
No gains, all pains, no victory, all losses
loss of lives, loss of houses, loss of harmony
as families all fallen apart and existing or non-existing,
how long will this go on, how long will people suffer?
Has mercy and humanity lost its vision
that the more the agony they confront,
the more the war continues vindictively.
Will countries keep on extending helping hand
to foes to continue the brutalities
or will countries keep on extending helping hand
to friends to keep the missiles exploding?
Will countries play two sides of the game
or will countries bring them to the table of peace
as, if the fuel of encouragement keeps pouring on fire,
how will the smoke of enmity stop billowing?
so, have a heart to say - no to war
and make them put down
their guns, their bombs, their power
and extend empathy to the people of Ukraine
so that humanity inscribes its name on the hearts
of those who sit, weep and pray for the war to end
and for peace to return to their country someday soon.