Dear Moscow,
So many things have happened to me over the past week. The list of people I lost in the past five days is longer than the grocery list my mom makes. Yet, in all of these separations, I knew the days would be better and kept moving forward in hopes of beginning something new. Surprisingly, I felt strong and confident in all of this.
Your actions in Kyiv are making me cry now and are signs of cowardice. I feel helpless, and my heart goes out to everyone in Kyiv.
Airstrikes, fire and blood. Celebrities are tweeting about the dark days. News reports the casualties, and what hurt me most was the face of a father. I saw a hopeless father holding his daughter in tears.
This man was the one strong figure she could always trust for the little girl. The man she loved and knew who would never leave her at any cost is now letting her go. But, above all, he was someone she believed to be her fortress and power.
What would have been the little girl’s thoughts? My dad never cries. He is brave, strong and has the superpower to keep me happy.
But Moscow, you showed her something else. You failed!
The dad, she witnesses, is insecure, weak and helpless. All he could do was to see to the safety of his family in hopes of being together again.
People are leaving their homes. A place where they once felt safe is no longer safe. Couples hold each other in tears and pain. Families are filling up subways and underground parking. Children are holding colouring books in fear and covering themselves from the debris.
Cold-hearted, brutal, and uncivilized!
Moscow, I humbly pray that you please leave Kyiv alone.
With all the hatred in the world,
D
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