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.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

No words after reading this important and evocative testimonial, except R.I.P......

[Einstein Noodle]

being speechless sometimes is a very good thing...thank you so much Annette .. i appreciate you
read morebeing speechless sometimes is a very good thing...thank you so much Annette .. i appreciate you
E.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

And I, you Gee...:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This is so powerfully sad and yet it provokes such anger and pity and desire for revenge. You have captured the essence of these dark times and distilled them into such a seminal piece about a real person. Your use of such blatant descriptors is so effective.

[Einstein Noodle]

i could not ask for better success than your impressions and reactions John ... so very grateful for you taking time to read and review ... thank you so much!
E.

[Tony Jordan]

One can imagine a thump from a fist staccato-like with each of these words
"...beast beating brute b******s" -- powerful alliteration employed here.

I was reading recently about the barbaric Chinese execution method known as 'Death of a hundred cuts' and one photo in particular (recalled to my mind by your skilful repeated references to the teeth) showed a butchered victim's face grimacing - the teeth very apparent. The photo is captioned as the condemned person being in ecstasy !!!

Man can be beyond evil.
Well penned E!

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Tony ... yes...beyond evil is a good way to put it :(( i appreciate your sensitive read and for pointing out what spoke to you particularly ..it helps a lot to know that ..blessings to you all day everyday my freind
E.

[Tony Jordan]

Welcome my friend.
Hey I read Sami's comment recently saying Frieda is on HP !! I have to get over there soon.

Blessings to you and yours too E!

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my! HP??? what is that? i am a dinosaur when it comes to computers and social media ..

[Tony Jordan]

A poetry site - Hello Poetry.

[Einstein Noodle]

i will check it out right away! thanks man!