Based on a poem by Vasyl Stus (1938–1985), a Ukrainian poet and dissident, a symbol of unbreakable spirit who spent his life resisting injustice and died in a Soviet labor camp for his convictions. Justice will fall upon everyone who is complicit in evil — in launching missiles, assembling drones, or in the indifference that breeds inhuman acts. ------------ I need an angel of justice, my shield, my guard, The one who keeps me steady when doubts hit hard. The world grows darker from the madness people make, Come now, the ends of all things are starting to shake. Rivers of truth break the dams, A sea of fury rises, strong as it spans. Strong as stone, and pure as shining skies — Angel, come, and bring the light. Evil grows from careless hands, And hearts that only break and harm on command. Shadows hide their shame away, Behind empty words of courage they display. Rivers of truth break the dams, A sea of fury rises, strong as it spans. Strong as stone, and pure as shining skies — Angel, come, and bring the light. I’m not asking for petty pain, Let evil wither in its own dark stain. Let it fall back on those who chose the night, Let every soul see the weight of their own sight. Come, my angel — not as an avenger, But as a witness who restores the truth. Justice is a flame, Shining for those who see, Burning for those who chose the dark to be. __________ (Вірш написано у 1975 р. в лікарні для в'язнів ім. Ленінград) Потрібен янгол помсти. Мій захисник, мій щит, що не дозволить підупасти, не дасть зотліти в пеклі дорікань великосвітніх. Де ж ти, появись! Бо сходяться усі кінці. Всі ріки доходять гирл. І море невсипуще колотиться, і ремствує, і скоро — наперекір всім бідам — зареве. Тож не барись. Поквапся, помсти янголе, допоки гнів мій горній гороїжиться, допоки ув очах червоне марево переді мною безумом повзе.
