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[title] => The Holocaust
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[bodytext] => They came with guns in their groups of war Dragged us from our homes and broke down our door Forced to leave our whole life behind We were faced with a tragedy yet to unwind Many belongings we had to leave We’d return to them later, they made us believe Our friends and family were going through the same None of us knew we wouldn’t go back again. Labelled with our yellow bands So the world could see where we Jews stand All of us open to abuse and torment We wanted back our freedom, of which we forwent. Taken afar, there were many of us Placed in ghettos, we weren’t to make a fuss All cramped together – secluded, confined Already we were losing our mind. Children were crying, babies screamed Nothing was possible that each of us dreamed We were all hungry and food was rare Living like this was a tainted nightmare From outside the ghettos we heard the yells The evilness the outside world impels The walls surrounding protected us from them But from our freedom we were condemned. At times like that you think it’s the worst Only to find out it’s not yet dispersed What we thought was the end was just a start For more was to come to drive us apart. Once more we were taken to another place Where hundreds were aligned, face after face With a look of terror across each one Knowing that soon their life would be gone In concentration now were we Where it seemed forever we would be Uniformed men ruled our ways Each of us fearfully counting our days They took our belongings to find a use Recycle them to make new produce Spectacles and shoes, teddies and toys All the things that once brought us joys With nothing left, only part of our life Many were no use to the people causing the strife Forced on trial to undergo a test Those who failed savagely put to rest It took all our strength to stay alive Though there was no point for us to survive Eventually each of us could bid farewell And leave this nightmare, exit this hell As we got weaker we became no use Thicker and faster came on the abuse No jobs for them we could do After all, we are only Jews One fateful day, we could hardly move We’d had no food for our strength to improve They gathered us together, as one large group Shooting anyone who as much as drooped From those of us left they selected a few Still strong enough to man a job or two The rest of us - they told us to strip It was now with death we had to grip They told us we were going to shower A few weeks dirt we were to scour Cleaning ourselves of all the grime Hundreds of us all at one time One by one we all marched in The men watched, bearing wicked grins Inside the showers looked so real The door was closed – a tight seal We waited patiently for the water to come A noise was heard, in our ears like venom A cloudy mist filled the room A toxic gas – we’d reached our doom. One by one each of us passed Our souls up to heaven – our bodies lay gassed To a better life we all now succeed Pitying the remaining as we climb the steed [comments] => 6 [counter] => 188 [topic] => 57 [informant] => randomised_dreams [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )
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