01/01/2006 | andy100

On New Years day two thousand six
Russia’s leader was in a bit of a fix
By cutting off Ukraine’s gas supplies
He fell under scrutiny of global eyes.

He thought that he’d be nifty
With a fivefold increase from fifty,
And decided to play cruel and dirty
Swell the price to two hundred thirty.

Other neighbors he wanted to show
That for choosing Mr. Yushchenko
Ukrainians must be disciplined, chill and freeze
Then return to mother Russia on their knees.

“The game is quite simple,” Vlad said
“You just have to jump in to bed
Like Alexander, and you’ll pay forty-seven
For you it’ll be bliss and heaven”.

But Ukrainians decided they’d had enough
Of the ways of the Bear – brutal and rough;
For their children they wanted a better life
Living without fear, oppression and strife.

How this story ends we will all see soon
Maybe still in January, maybe in June.
But the moral of the story is simple and plain -
The bear won’t be dancing once more in Ukraine.