A Quiet Betrayal

I was talking to my beautiful wife, Gisele, about the ugly state of things—
not just in our neighborhood, not even in our country,
but the world.
The great, trembling world.

And I said something that surprised even me,
not because it was dramatic,
but because it was plain.

When Ukraine was attacked—
and the so-called leader of the free world did nothing—
it was like watching a father walk away from his family
in their moment of greatest fear.

And what came next?
Press conferences.
Tweets.
Sanctions that bit like a polite mosquito.
Excuses.
Lipstick.
On a pig.

You don’t stand still
when your child is punched in the face.

You don’t shrug
when your neighbor’s home is set on fire
in broad daylight.

Because when you do,
you show the whole world
that violence works.

And the world has been watching.