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⭐🇺🇸🇺🇦 “The Promise the World Didn’t Forget”
In a land full of echoes from struggles long past,
Where the truth must stand tall
and the lies never last,
A bright little promise still shines, glowing yet—
A vow from the world
we should never forget.
It came from a time when the globe stood as one,
When fascism’s darkness
was finally undone.
Our grandparents fought with a courage so true,
So tyrants would fall
and the daylight break through.
They crossed stormy oceans with fire in their eyes,
They challenged the strongmen
and silenced their lies.
Their bravery carved out the freedoms we keep—
A legacy guarding
the wakeful and deep.
And today in Ukraine, that courage returns,
In people defending
their homes as it burns.
They stand against Russia’s illegal parade,
A tyrant whose cruelty
the whole world has weighed.
We remember the moment the globe made its stand—
The Budapest promise,
the word of each land:
Ukraine gave its weapons so peace could take root,
And trusted the world
not to follow the brute.
But here in our homeland, confusion still spreads
Through FOX-colored lenses
and right-winger threads.
They shout “all is fine!” while the families cry,
As prices climb higher
and checks barely buy
Insurance, and food, and the basics of day—
While propagandists twist
what the numbers convey.
So the grandparents rise with a bright steady beat,
With phones shining fiercely
like lamps in the street.
They comment with courage, they post without fear,
They lift Indy media
the nation must hear.
They share what is fact-based, transparent, and clear,
They push back the lies
till the truth reappears.
Each repost a lantern, each comment a flame—
A spark from the past
with a new modern name.
From Normandy’s beaches to Kyiv’s brave stand,
From WW2 sacrifice
to thumbs in our hand—
The torch passes onward from challenge to threat,
For truth is a promise
the world won’t forget.
🦅 #GrandparentsForDemocracy | #StandWithUkraine | #ResharingBrigade | #FactBasedMedia | #LightInTheDarkness 💙❤️💛
