K. Hartless

To The Last Bullet

Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Grease-stained clouds,

the tanks are leaking

and the rebellious sunset,

a power plant, the grand prize.

They’re cluster bombing towns,

missiles as battle cries,

a pack of wolves run wild;

the oil pan hillside drips dry.

Freedom of speech is criminalized,

and the young pups lie:

“We’re old enough to die,

we’re old enough to bleed and die.

We’re more than casualties,”

they scream, but no one intervenes,

as the bully blocks the sea.

“We are ready to fight to the last bullet,” said the Mykolaiv’s mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich, standing in his office with a pistol in his pocket.

Published by K. Hartless

K. Hartless is a persistent poet, free-spirited fiction writer, and word trapeze artist. She’s been recently published in Chamber Magazine, 365tomorrows, Luna Station Quarterly, The Last Girls Club, Edge of Humanity Magazine, and Spillwords. Her blog, Yard Sale of Thoughts, blends fiction, poetry, music, and art to create new experiences for readers.

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