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Spy

Part II (Translated from Ukrainian). Dedicated to helping Belarusian partisans destroy the logistics of the Russian occupiers in 2022

By Ilya BaranovPublished about a year ago 1 min read

Meanwhile, an incident happened

And although it was not with me

Another point of view is important

Let's leave Ukraine alone

In the north, the Belarusians have a land,

They once brought poverty to paradise

Although there are those who are not insidious

And realize that the next ones

But they have not yet renounced

From the worst intentions in their souls

They took up arms and went

If only they were the only ones

Once upon a time there was a spy

Who broke into a weapons warehouse

He felt the explosives and ran away

But who's going to look at this time

When we're all on the attack

For a colonel to be exposed.

Murder, envy,

Autocracy, an internal prison,

Some obscure purpose

seem to be in the palm of their hands,

The reflex to seize power,

Without stopping forever.

Let's get back to the weapons,

I got the explosives yesterday.

I headed down to the station

And since I was looking for an opportunity

To do as much damage as possible

In a couple of places in the neighborhood.

I laid it where there were the most ruts

And decided to wait

To run into a train

“Fire hazard”

It's either forest or swamp

That's the way nature is

Anti-personnel mines

Certainly not reliable

But they were useful.

They decided to search immediately

And captured several people

Who were not indifferent

Did it really work out?

But this is not a movie

It's heroic here

No need to show up

It's better to sit tight while there's time

A small victory is also a victory

Here is another story

What helped us defend ourselves

Not everything is so obvious and clear:

How did Russians get to battle?

How did we get the trophy weapons?

Of course, only the heroes are to be praised!

(Ilya Baranov, January 12, 2023)

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About the Creator

Ilya Baranov

Musician, guitar player, author of website "Composer". Ukrainian, write arrangements and own music plays. My favourite song and arrangement for guitar is Por una Cabeza. The biggest own play for guitar is Tango Oriental, tango for guitar.

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