Images come from underground
in the shelters of Ukraine
A place where women take cover 
from the ruthless, deadly rain 

A teenager dances ballet
and a young girl sings her song
A woman plays the piano
sobbing as she sings along

Two young girls and their mother
huddled together through the night
Their faces show dread and fear
for the father who left to fight 

Sights I thought I’d never see
from a few hundred miles away
Scenes of war and destruction 
shouldn’t be happening today 

Two weeks ago these families
lived their lives safe and free
Two weeks ago these people 
lived their lives like you and me 

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As the young girl bravely sings
a song from her favourite show
A hidden, emotional plea
now is the time to “let it go”

And as the storm rages on
the world sends signals to Putin
This war against humanity 
you're never going to win