The war started on 24 Feb
In the year 2022
By 28 Feb, Mariupol was surrounded
Not much folks could do
Except fight, and resist, and fight some more
Keep those Russian pigs at bay
You bomb our people like we’re dogs
But blood can spill two ways
They bombed us for 80 days straight
With devastating effects
My family holed up with the Azov Brigade
In the Azovstal Steel and Iron complex
We ran out of food and ran out of water
Almost no electricity
We scrounged around like underground rats
I drank from puddles in the street
But we showed them how our people fight
This war will be no cinch
You pound our city into rubble
We’ll still fight for every inch
In April, we got Starlink internet
I thank Elon Musk to this day
Commanders gave daily SITREPS to the world
Dire straits on daily display
On 16 May the Azovstal Brigade surrendered
Starving and out of ammo
But they showed the world Ukrainian steel
We’ll remember like the Alamo
Russians wanted a land bridge to Crimea
And then push on to Odessa, the Black Sea prize
But Mariupol held out for three months
And Russian momentum died
Then Russians tried to fix up the place
Mostly like a show
When you bomb 20 schools and build one school back
It’s not like everybody can go
There’s little joy in my house now
Not that it ever was cherry
Since the siege, Mom cries a lot
My little sister died of dysentery
Now, we plow along, keep our heads down
Just try to keep food on the table
I just turned fifteen, do half-days at school
Help Mom and Dad the best I am able
But twice a week, at night
I break curfew and meet with my mates
We train in the basement of a bombed-out school
We learn to fight
We toughen our might
We know the war is not over
One guy says he can get us guns
Not sure what my dad would say
But I vow to stand
I vow to fight
I’m preparing for the day
Waipahu Bob 