He feels threatened
That is why he’s done it
Former Soviet states changing sides
Ukraine was part of empire
Russia’s vassal state
Till 1991
Recently only late
And playing at democracy
And heading to the West
And talk of EU membership
And Nato’s behest?
It’s all going against him
He has to call a halt
And so the guns of war ablaze
And don’t say it’s my fault
Vital to understand the foe
To see his point of view
Simply opposing him
Won’t bring nothing new
Treat him as a human
Maintain a proper stance
Pursue the power of dialogue
This way we advance
Brian Fahy
9 March 2022
+ In mediation it is vital to treat both parties with respect. We transpose problems and negatives into positive proposals for today and tomorrow. It is not a matter of ‘putting some people right’. That is not a mediator’s job. It is getting parties to engage honestly with their own feelings and intentions and to begin to walk an honest path. If entered into properly, mediation changes lives. People change in the process and something good can begin to happen from the fall out of relationship break up.
Erris Poetry 