The Jewish Nazi

Ich kann nicht helfen

Was meine Familie macht.

Ich kann nicht helfen

Was mein Land getan hat.

Ich kann nicht helfen Hitler ermordet Tausende unschuldiger Menschen.

Ich kann nicht helfen

Meine Familie kämpfte im zweiten Weltkriegs.

Ich kann nicht helfen Dass ich Deutsch bin.

Wie ist es meine Schuld?

Wie kommt es meine Schuld

Getötet die Juden wurden?

Wie trage ich die Verantwortung

Für die Dinge, die Jahre geschehen, bevor ich geboren wurde?

Wie kommt es meine

Schuld Wie Anne Frank getötet?

Aber Sie Don't care.

Alles, was Sie sehen ist der schwarze Markierung

Hitler habe auf Geschichte.

Sie nie stoppen und zu denken

Über die Leute, die versucht, ihn zu stoppen.

 Sie haben nie gehört von Claus von Stauffenburg.

Oder Werner von Haeften.

Ich habe. Aber Sie Don't care.

Sie nur kümmern Hitler

und Himmler

und Mussolini.

Was Sie nicht wissen, ist, dass

"Hitler Deutschland" ist nicht der einzige Teil von Deutschland.

Die deutschen nur als patriotisch wie die Amerikaner sind.

Sie wissen nicht

Ich bin Jude.

Sie wissen nicht

Dass die blasse Mädchen mit dunklen Haaren und dunklen Augen,

Das süße Mädchen rufen Sie einen Nazi

Ihre Familie kämpfte im zweiten Weltkriegs weiß.

Sie wissen nicht Sie trägt immer der Schuld Ihre Familie nicht zu wissen, welche Seite des Krieges kämpften.

 

 

I can’t help

What my family does.

I can’t help

What my country has done.

I can’t help

Hitler murdered thousands of innocent people.

I can’t help

My family fought in World War 2.

I can’t help

That I’m German.

 

So how is it my fault?

 

How is it my fault

The Jews were killed?

How am I responsible

For the things that happened years before I was born?

How is it my fault

People like Anne Frank were killed?

 

But you don’t care.

All you see is the black mark

Hitler left on history.

 

You never stop and think

About the people that tried to stop him.

You’ve never heard of Claus von Stauffenburg.

Or Werner von Haeften.

I have. I admire them.

But you don’t care.

You only care about

Hitler and

Himmler and

Mussolini.

 

What you don’t know is that

“Hitler’s Germany” is only part of Germany.

That Germans are just as patriotic as Americans.

You don’t know

I’m Jewish too.

 

You don’t know

That the pale girl with the dark hair and dark eyes,

The sweet little girl you call a Nazi

Knows her German family fought in World War 2.

 

 

You don’t know

She will always bear the

Guilt

Of not knowing what side of the war her family fought on.

Author's Note

True story.

Reviews

[Viki Rachel]

Me being Jewish, I was immediately attracted to the title and just had to read the poem. I think that it's really crafty how you wrote it first in German, very clever.
The point of this poem is one many people can relate to. Though I'm not German, I've had a lot of prejudices aimed towards me because of other parts of my nationality (I'm also English, and the bad teeth jokes get pretty old after a while!), and I know tons of other people have too. For this reason, and for the bitter truth in your words, I really feel emotionally connected to this particular piece.
However, I believe you meant "millions" when you said that Hitler killed thousands; or maybe you're talking about a different statistic and I'm just being ignorant? If my ignorance is the case, please tell me so.
I truthfully felt the heaviness of every word of this poem. Positively superb job.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Others shouldn't be blamed for others actions and yet it happens. It is said history repeats itself as well, and in even the smallest way it may do this even if we do not see it. This is a really great write, i love how you wrote it in the two different languages. And how you set the views. I enjoyed this, very thought thinking and touching. :)

[Short.Nerd]

Amazing!

[CrimsonDecorum]

If it makes you feel any better, I've never even heard of Himmler and Mussolini.

[Rose of Gondor]

True story? Based on.....? If you don't want to tell me, it's okay. :) Awesome write! I know, it's completely unfair that people get blamed for something they didn't do. Feel bad for them!!! I love the German, although I can't read it, but I assume it's the same as the part in English. :)