A Ukrainian Soldier’s Passage
Bravery is a capacity.
A capacity to fight.
Even when afraid.
Who is willing?
Who will fight?
If not me?
If not you?
— then who?
And, if not now?
— then when?
I am Ukrainian soldier.
For it is I,
who rose his hand
and said,
— send me.
Enemies to my front.
Freedom behind me.
I will hold the line.
I choose to fight for the man next to me.
For he who today shed his blood with me,
he shall be my...
A capacity to fight.
Even when afraid.
Who is willing?
Who will fight?
If not me?
If not you?
— then who?
And, if not now?
— then when?
I am Ukrainian soldier.
For it is I,
who rose his hand
and said,
— send me.
Enemies to my front.
Freedom behind me.
I will hold the line.
I choose to fight for the man next to me.
For he who today shed his blood with me,
he shall be my...