Author: Reena Saxena

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #219

Include the sentence somewhere in your piece. “War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”

“War is at the doorstop. What do you expect me to do?”

By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris

“War is at the doorstop. What do you expect me to do?” Asked Poland of the little Ukrainian girl standing on the steps of the Palac Prezydencki. Her small frame although dwarfed by President Andrzej Duda, remained standing tall in front of him.

“We can not worry about Russia and her desire to reintegrate Ukraine little girl, we must focus our energies on returning Poland to a higher state of Christianity that we might do good in the world.” He turned and left her standing on those opulent marble steps alone.

“War is at the doorstop. What do you expect me to…

War, the most heinous of acts
Destroyer of lives through generations 
Something totally avoidable 
Only for the satisfaction of the big egos of tiny men
War is at our doorstep,
What do you expect me to do?
Surrender the sense of being in the right
Embrace your humanity! 

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PROMPT #219

Include the sentence somewhere in your piece.

“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”

Written for RXC # 219, hosted by Reena

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Fingers intertwined; we etched our hearts together “forever” in the sands of time, only to be washed away by the tides of time,

the glowing embers of passion have died down to ashen grey

fiery exchange of words have replaced theromantic nights of cozy candle light conversations

once ardent lovers, today our bond lies fragmented

accusations seem to be a favorite pastime now,

the rift widens, with overtures of reconciliation negated

peace buried beneath the tirades of anger and deluge of tears

war is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?

our relationship is yet another casualty in the emotional battlefield.

Eugi’s weekly prompt : Lovers

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #219 : Use the sentence : War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do? in your post.

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #219 – War is at the doorstep.
What do you expect me to do? & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Lovers

“We’re lovers, not fighters!”

“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?“

“Don’t let them in.”

War is at the doorstep.  What do you expect me to do?  Putin is a thug, a bully and an asshole and he is not going to stop till he gets what he wants.  In 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and now he wants the rest of the country.  Most of Russia’s territory belongs to the Asian continent, but most of the country’s people reside in Europe.  Russia is the strongest nation in Europe, as their military power includes a million-armed men, thousands of nuclear-tipped and conventional ballistic and cruise missiles, and they have the largest Navy of any European nation.  We don’t know how crazy Russian President Vladimir Putin is, but we do know that he will keep on acting like a playground bully, till someone stands up to him.  Putin runs a country of 144 million people that happens to have a…