To Be Ukrainian
To be Ukrainian is to carry centuries of struggle
and still sing
It is to plant wheat in fields once burned
to rebuild homes from ashes
to hold faith that tomorrow will bloom
I love that in me lives this strength
a fire that cannot be silenced
It is in the lullabies whispered by my grandma
in the embroidery stitched like armor
in the stories of a people who never surrendered their soul
Resilience is not just surviving
it is loving fiercely despite loss,
it is choosing hope when the world turns dark
it is knowing that every sunflower that rises
is a prayer answered
What I love most about myself
is this inheritance of courage
to stand tall, to endure
to call myself Ukrainian
and mean it with every heartbeat
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