marking a year of Russia’s assault on Ukraine

Here we are

an old couple

bitter in our disdain

for one another

One of us crazed with anger

The other anguished

by the year

when everything got worse

Any anniversary celebration

would be an insult

with divorce certain

and reconciliation dead

along with thousands

of innocents

tragic victims

of violent abuse

and constant threats

of a nuclear option

We are still together

but marking this year

as our last

by Anne McCrady

NEWSLINKS: CNN, MSNBC, NYTimes

SOUNDLINK: Hear Anne read her poem at SoundCloud