Quoted By:
In Kyiv, where shadows lingered deep,
A soldier's scull, in endless sleep,
Once borne by hands of war's cruel tide,
Now a tale to be told, far and wide.
Pjotr, they called him, a name so cold,
A Russian soldier, fierce and bold,
In the chaos of war, his deeds untold,
A haunting past, a tale to unfold.
Through ravaged lands, he left his mark,
His crimes so dark, like shadows stark,
A harrowing past, stained with sin,
The ghosts of his actions, etched within.
But fate had plans, a twist untold,
For Pjotr's scull, in soil so old,
Lay undisturbed, for years untamed,
Until Ukrainian heroes, their mission proclaimed.
With hearts aflame and justice sought,
They unearthed Pjotr, this soldier fraught,
And sold him, piece by piece, they say,
To distant lands, so far away.
To the Netherlands, where Pjotr arrived,
A relic of war, once alive,
A scull transformed, in foreign land,
A second chance, where peace could stand.
For 52 euros, he found a new home,
Amidst a nation, where he could roam,
No longer a vessel of war's dark stain,
But a symbol of redemption, a different refrain.
In Dutch abodes, he found his place,
A silent witness, a figure of grace,
No longer burdened by wartime strife,
Pjotr, in peaceful afterlife.
So let us ponder, this tale profound,
Of Pjotr, lost and then found,
In the annals of history, a poignant part,
A scull's journey, a stirring art.
For even amidst war's darkest hour,
Redemption can bloom like a fragile flower,
And in the hands of fate's relentless sway,
A scull found solace, in a brighter day.
