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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
The Jewish Ghetto Burned Sarah stood beside the train as the Jewish ghetto burned Her entire family had perished there that was all that she had learned. An acrid smoke filled her lungs water streamed from her saddened eyes She wondered then, why they had believed those, terrible German lies. They told her a new life awaited them “just get on the train” they said. And so she stood in tattered clothes now her whole family was dead. She took her place in the train standing next to a weeping man with nothing to eat or drink all day no need to use their ‘can’. The air around them grew hot and moist a child began to cry a woman softly murmured “we’re all about to die!” “Nonsense” said one, an elder, “they told us we go to work” But Sarah knew the truth that, the world had gone berserk. She told herself she would escape as soon as she saw a chance. For after all, she was so young, had not even tasted romance. Her life would not end here she silently gave a vow she would not let them take her life she would live, somehow. The train stopped and the door opened and sunlight streamed onto her face She smelled smoke, a fire of hate, and knew the devil lived in this place. She walked forward like the others but held her head up high It was her arrogance the selectors said that determined that she must die. She walked along a dusty path with others both strong and frail She watched for a way to run before she entered the devil’s jail. She stripped down with the others and waited for the water to start. But only smelled an acrid gas that invaded her beating heart. The cries rang out, they started to run but there was nowhere for them to go. They climbed on top of the falling bodies of people they didn’t know. Sarah stood in the corner, alone, not frightened at all now. She would find another way to keep her silent vow. She cupped her hands over her mouth and scuttled behind the door. She breathed into a crack in the wall until the last body fell to the floor. The door opened and a man walked in not seeing the girl standing there she snuck out when they were busy cutting off the dead women’s hair. Into the woods she ran, naked and painfully thin She hoped that she would find someone that would kindly take her in. She wandered in the woods for days eating leaves to stay alive She drank the dew from the morning grass and prayed that she would survive. After a week, she grew so weary and began to think that she would die but that’s when she found the peasant’s hut abandoned, but warm and dry. She dressed in an old blanket, ate squirrels she caught at night she drank from the well at the back of the hut living each day in mortal fright. Time passed, she lost count of the days. Until she heard the sounds of war. So she cautiously crept to the top of a hill when she could stay hidden no more. The war was over, the prisoners freed! Sarah fell to the ground and cried. She wept for all the millions who, had needlessly suffered and died. Today Sarah tells her story not holding back the tears. She tells of the terrible thing that awakens her hidden fears. She says she prays every night that a lesson has been learned That man will never repeat the horror of the night the Jewish ghetto burned. |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
I liked this one Sharon. Very heart wrenching poetry, kept me on the edge of my seat every word.  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
Yes, the Holocaust was a nightmare that must never be forgotten. You've painted a vivid portrait of one individual's fight to survive against all odds. A very moving poem! |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
What an amazing description over these terrible time....you've got me with this heart wrenched write. Charisma |
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Fred Hobbs Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 329Tallahassee, Florida, US |
Great one Sharon! Had to scroll faster to see what happened next! One of a few happy endings in a terrible era. fh |
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