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We Have No Enemies Among the Dead
For the Young
Crew of the Moskva
14 April 2022
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave...
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea
-The
Navy Hymn
Proud admirals
and presidents rattle their medals
The young - in screams
among burst steam lines die
Explosions and
darkness and seawater and hatches sealed
The bulkheads
blown, there is no up, no down
Only pain and
horror and throat-torn shrieks
Proud admirals
and presidents jing-aling their medals
Training
manuals, pocketknives, and comic books
Naughty pinups,
letters from Mom, wrenches, and boots
Toolboxes, ball-point
pens, and coffee cups
Fall with the
young deep down into the sea
Proud admirals and presidents dazzle the room with their medals
Mothers and
fathers grieve in emptiness
Our Leaders caution
them to mind their attitude
Proud admirals
and presidents – to Hell with their medals
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