Mourning the Death of Navalny (1976-2024)

Opposition leader in Russia

Alexei Navalny sadly has died.

Putin is surely rejoicing because

Navalny had been a thorn in his side.

 

In a remote prison that lies

Above the Arctic Circle was where

Navalny spent his final days

To get him out of Putin's hair.

 

Having survived attempts on his life,

He kept blasting the Putin regime,

Saying leaders were crooks and thieves.

Corruption was his central theme.

 

Eventually, trumped up charges

Sent him to prison, thus preventing

His attempt to run against Putin,

Whose cruel tactics are unrelenting.

 

Who'll now lead the opposition,

Knowing that efforts will be curtailed?

High-profile critics of Putin

End up dead, exiled, or jailed.

 

Navalny wasn't afraid to speak up;

He wasn't afraid to bell the cat.

He hoped to liberate Russia from

The rule of a crooked autocrat.

 

-by Bob B (2-16-24)