when stars tore themselves from the sky
impregnated earth unto ruin
a city groaned in labour of blooms
orcs then stormed her depleted womb
& the bodies they left behind
of these there were far too many
yes, i remember bucha
but you still call it zachistka
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2026
every light restored
every line repaired
the names are piling up
none will be forgotten
from ukraine to minnesota
we the people rising up
be the leftover puzzle piece
fascists don’t know what to do with
i guarantee your safety
said the spider to the fly
but as more rockets fill the sky
the more each bullet tells the lie
no one has ever owed us heaven
but we’ve the right to take home back
be the leftover puzzle piece
fascists don’t know what to do with
voters dying in minnesota
another grim winter in ukraine
more genocide for real estate
to sate the bloodlust of billionaires
but every light will be restored
& every home will be defended
be the leftover puzzle piece
fascists don’t know what to do with
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2026
tati says it’s time to replace
‘spanish shame’ with ‘american shame’
or, more accurately, ‘maga’—
‘moscow agent grifting america’
are you happy, fat elephants
rolling out the red carpet
for this political circus
this baked alaska of fascism
tony says it’s time to get real
the butchers of bucha want more
putin-khulyo & thin-skin trump
a shit lord stroll between the bodies
ahem, pechenegs & polovtsy
you say ukraine’s a fake country
lenin invented it, so—
‘we will kill & trade land, a peace deal’
ukraine’s not perfect, we won’t argue
but let us exist on our own
without your pallid botox cheeks
& edema legs, you fucking cowboys
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2025
yellow grain waving no surrender
in the onslaught of another storm
we will bend again, again & again
but never level to the ground
why should we rest in pieces
we demand to live in peace
we are not asking
the bear must turn & leave
we are not afraid
you try to raze us down
still we dare to stand
it’s you who are afraid now
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2025
unbolt me 