The Arrest of Mr. Brukarz

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Arrest of Mr. Brukarz, Vienna, May 1938

"I will begin with my arrest in Vienna on 28th May 1938. This was in the early morning, when a man in plain clothes sought me out in my parents home and summoned me in a friendly tone to accompany him,"

The streets.

What can one say of home and streets?

I can't remember.

they use to be filled with sounds of our own

even today .... maybe ..........

shops, bustling people properly dressed and

doing business

Skeletal remains ....

knuckles bleak, shank and thigh shrunken......

skulls hole-punched 

 one gruesome way

or another

hammer, pipe, gunbarrel, stone

loathsome grey stone cruel hearts

bones bleeding still 

marrowed memories 

do not dry up

how odd they grin 

those teeth and they

twist on heads strung up 

animated torsion bars

breaking mind

spirit ... and 

teeth

the hideous grin

torn from flesh beds for gold and stark smiling amusement

greedy beastial funny

beast beating brute b******s

where does it come from?

i have to wonder in amazement

since dawn it is upon us

never to be removed

from sun rise to set

from heart

from history

from  .................

from  .....................

i just ...........

E.          

09/15/2017

*the quote is from the testimony of Mr. Brukarz stored at Shoah Resource Center, The International School for Holocaust Studies

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tom]

I know it's a well worn cliche, yet, in such vividly uncomfortable, uncompromising circumstances it still rings true and hits home, ' man's inhumanity to fellow man' is so unjustifiably unique, appalling and grotesque, as I often paraphrase when reading of such events, enens animals would not submit their fellow brethren to such barbaric torture!

An evocative write E. for the sake of humanity such references must always be brought to the fore!!

[Einstein Noodle]

i couldn't agree more Tom ...no matter how many times nor how long the time between heinous acts against one another and to ourselves even ... if we grapple with it ...just a bit ..maybe we can improve our case ... peace and joy Tom .. thank you for your thoughts and for reading
E.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'The Arrest of Mr. Brukarz'
Einstein Noodle,
Will the evil win? It is a question sitting there. This beast longs to search and destroy it's prey. Just because it can. Historically it has been a reality. I wish good would always prevail but the pull of wealth, prestige, power continues to tempt and bring it's end result if listened to. '
Good write!
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

i appreciate your effort to find one you haven't read yet, Kathy! and that you chose this one .. i tried to do the social commentary justice .. but it is near impossible, i think ... like St. Augustine's little boy on the sea shore ... fastidiously emptying the ocean into his little hole on the beach ... some atrocities, i think, should never be forgotton .. and that each person was just that .. a person .. an individual with worth .. sometimes numbers get in the way of that ... i think you are right ... unfortunately there will always be those who are corrupted by wealth and power ... so we must remain vigilant and prepared eh!? thanks again for your review ..peace and love darlin'
E.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Thanks so much Einstein! Right now as I look outside sunlight is awash over the fir trees. Beautiful and inspiring!

[Dave Brown]

I have seen, read of these situations so often that you would think I would finally be somewhat immune
But I just can't fathom the abject hopeless horror they must have gone through
It is incredible how some of us treat the other

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for reviewing Dave .. and for finding this one ... yes .. so often we become immune .. an enemy itself isn't it!? peace and health sir!
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

Why do so many people forget history... we are always vulnerable...kindness is a seed that will nourish people and hopefully grow deeper than
evil... Amen Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

amen amen amen Pat! never to forget .. never to stop trying for "better" ... so glad you looked around a bit and found this one .. maybe a few more will be reminded ;) love and peace my friend
E.

[49k_jdys]

LOVELY! Oh wow I loved this. I feel inspired just reading it. Well done!

[Einstein Noodle]

i could not be happier to hear that 49k ..and how nice to meet another new friend! i will stop by your place soon for sure ... be well ... and again ...glad you like this one and thank you for leaving your review!
E.

[Coyote Poetry]

The Jewish Holocaust was support to end the mass murder of people. Since then. Too many. I saw the death camps in Germany and in Poland in 1976. The feel of pain and death still heavy upon the earth. I pray one day we learn. All life had value.
Coyote

[Einstein Noodle]

i can't imagine how that must feel even to this day Coyote ... i was on an overpass looking down on Watts a couple years after the riots and i think that same sense ... of pain and anger and loss still hung there ...tho at the "camps" it must be overwhelming ... all the tears :( thank you for reading with sensitive heart .. :)
E.

[Coyote Poetry]

I pray the world changes ASAP. A powerful and worthwhile poem. You are welcome my friend.

[Island Hippy]

Aloha E, a deeply moving and profound offering. I commend the integrity of your words as truth brings to the surface such horrific events that must never be forgotten. A powerful stirring testimony.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Hippy! your review touches my heart ..i am most appreciative
E.

[Sami Khalil]

Very powerful lesson you share with us from history and man's atrocities. So many heinous acts were done in the name of nationalism, religion and power over others especially minorities. An excellent one, sir....

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Sami! for stopping to read and review ... what you say is so true and we need to remember it ...work harder at its prevention ... i think too many human beings do not recognize the difference between the darkness and the light of the soul ... and so get very ugly inside ... on a much smaller scale we can meet them anywhere ... in the check out line at Walmart for instance ;{
what do we do Sami? pray and stay positive ...make the peace inside us bigger ... share it i suppose ... thank you again for reviewing .. glad you choose this one as it gives me a reminder too
E.

[Sami Khalil]

All true. You are welcome, sir.

[Lydia Shutter]

This poem gave me chills, E....we must never forget what happened then and we must remember to fight hard to prevent it from happening again...unthinkable atrocities occurred then...unthinkable. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

we are arms locked on this aren't we Lydia! to let those atrocities fade is to "forget the face of our fathers" :( thank you so much for reviewing ma'am
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Never forget...absolutely not. My mother and her family had to leave Holland because of the atrocities in Europe. My father and his family left Holland earlier, but he fought for the USA in the war. Too many choose to forget...not you or I!

[Einstein Noodle]

love ya baby! ;)

[andrew mitchell]

A profound write on stories true of man's failings towards one another like this north korea situation. .

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness...he's insane isn't he!? his people suffering so for so long a time and no respite in sight .. there is something very sick going on there that has allowed things to remain the same and get even worse for the people for all these years
:( ..thank you again Andrew .. for your visits and reviews .. much appreciated
E.

[Alfred Kukitz]

My uncle fell at St. Lo, France, July 1944. He never witnessed the holocaust but he sure did help to free the people.
Great write E!

Regards,
Al

[Einstein Noodle]

i truly feel sorry for your family's loss of your uncle .. so many fell ... and surely their sacrifice helped to save a great deal of the world back then ...thank you for reading and reviewing Alfred .. and for sharing about your uncle .. blessings
E.