The holocaust

a collection of poems i wrote about the holocaust

From the outside looking in

 

I remember them, the flames,

So high,

So mighty,

And you know what?

They burned us with damn matches.

Matches.

We were so weak,

So easy to kill.

It was so disgraceful.

 

I remember them, the people,

So afraid,

So helpless,

And you know what?

I was happy.

Happy.

I am so inhumane,

So disgusting.

I was just glad it wasn’t me.

 

I remember them, the nazis,

So indifferent,

So bored.

And you now what?

I think one gave a little laugh.

Laughed.

If I ever see a nazi

Ever again…

I will kill him on the spot.

 

And I remember them, the screams,

So horrible,

So fear-inducing.

And you know what?

I felt their burns.

Felt every one.

I can feel the scars still today

And I can see it clear as day

I remember the place-

From the outside, looking in.

And I think that was worse than being there.

Because I survived.

AND I DIDN’T

 

When I was five I got a papercut

And I cried

When I was eight I fell off my bike

And I cried

When I was twelve I broke my arm

And I cried

When I was fourteen my boyfriend dumped me

And I cried

When I was fifteen my family was sent to a ghetto

And I cried

When I was sixteen we were sent to a Death Camp

And I cried

We were sent to work hard labor

And I cried

We stopped getting food

And I cried

It got cold

And I cried

I turned seventeen

And I cried

I realized we had only been there one month

And I cried

Then, five weeks later, my mother died

And I didn’t.

 

I ONCE WAS A CHILD

 

I once was a child,

Yes- I remember the days.

All the days I spent

When I was guarded by haze.

I was protected

From all that was truth

I once was protected

When I was still a youth.

 

I once was a child-

Before I grew up-

And all the worlds troubles

Suddenly blew up

And that was when I realized

That things come to light

When you go from ignorance

To knowing what’s right.

 

I once was a child

Before my eyes beheld

The pain and the misery

That my people felt

And, yes, the word is people

For that is what we are

Even if god has left us

To be held in no ones arms

 

I once was a child

And then I was sent

To an equivalent of hell

Even we, Gods people, went

Fear took away

The humanity we had left

And it forced us to become

Something that we all want to forget

 

I once was a child

Though I no longer am

I once was so innocent

But I see now that innocence is a scam

I think I see it all, now

I think I understand

Though I once was a child,

I am now a man.

Reviews

[♥ Kinnixk]

I liked the 'And I didn't' one the best. Nice :)

[Larry Dyson]

like this as #1...

[JanuaryDreamer♥]

I am writing a book about the Holocaust and I really like this. Thanks

[Awkward]

Wow I got a huge lump in my throat as I was reading this!
Great piece no words can ever explain how great this was!
I loved the beginning, the middle, and the end!
Congratulations!
Its great how you covered all the different points of view, it made it so real! Imagery was just great! Wow! Just wow! Breath taking!

[Miss Sally Sunshine]

This is really dark, and painful...they're still good poems though. Great job!!! Keep up the good work!!

[Sweets]

This is so dark.
I loved the way you used parallelism in the last thingy :)
Great work! my fav. part was the first one, so dark and full of pain!
This is wonderful!