Monday 14 March 2022

14th March 2022

What have you done, Ruskovich, my son?

Why have you banded together with Belaruskovich, my other son,
To bring death and destruction upon your own brother, Ukranovich,
Upon his children, his wives, his livestock, his farms, 
His grazing fields, his share of the inheritance?

Were you so jealous of him that you coveted his children, 
His wives, his livestock, his farms, his grazing fields,
His share of the inheritance 
Apart from having your own children, your own wives, 
Your own livestock, your own farms, 
Your own grazing fields, your own share of the inheritance?

You have inherited this murderous gene from your ancestors,
Your forefather, Cain,
Who killed in cold blood his own brother, Abel,
Out of sheer jealousy, 
When he saw the offerings his brother brought from his flock
Were more favored in the eyes of God
Than the offerings he brought from his fields.

Should he not have pondered on how he might find favor 
In the eyes of God
By following his brother's example
With burnt offerings of choice cuts of meat dripping with fat
And whose aroma was pleasing to the Lord
Instead of killing him in cold blood
And denying his murderous deed afterwards?

You are making your ancestors proud, Ruskovich, my son,
By following in their murderous footsteps.

Here, Ruskovich, my son, here is a length of rope.
Hopefully, it will be long enough for you
To hang yourself with it.


Thursday 10 March 2022

10th March 2022

So blessed was my Malaysia
From shore to sandy shore,
Serene and postcard perfect,
Untouched by Putin's war.

May curses by the truckload
For every Slavic dead
By Putin's bloodied hand
Fall onto Putin's head.