Hope – Published in Paragraph Planet – September 3, 2023
Sirens whined from the Kyiv streets above. The earth shook and lights flickered. Women and children hunkered together underground in the putrid-scented subway cars, while their homes above fell into ruins. Darnya pulled her two-year-old son into the security of her one-arm nest while she nursed her three-month-old baby girl tucked at her other side. Rocking them to the rhythm of the song of freedom, her voice rang out filling the car with hope.
