He Shall Not Prevail

Poem on the holocaust and hitler, based on a quotation from the Book of Daniel

 

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A man, a maniac had a vision
In which he ultimately did fail
For as it was promised in Daniel
He who lifts multitudes shall not prevail
Though he seeks to cast down tens of thousands
Whose worship exalts his heart
He shall find he has less at the end
That he and his land possessed at the start.

And he shall meet his vengeful God
And the judgment on him shall be
That those who oppressed the leased of men
Did the same to God, and angered He
Shall cast the man two the flames
Of Hell, with his multitudes uplifted
To have an exalted heart there for all eternity
And salvation to those he cast down shall be gifted.

Predicted in Daniel it proved to be
Hitler rose, and lifted multitudes of a nation
Promised them Empire, Glory and God
And for the Jews he planned annihilation
And the Gypsies, and all others
Who from the earth he wished to cast
That would be ruled by his Reich
That for a thousand years would last.

His heart, how it was exalted
As he fierce speeches to his nation he made
To be strong, and build their empire
Wipe out the Jews, be not afraid
And they replied "Heil, Hiel" to him
And marched by lights under banners in formation
And exalted heart in his breast swelled
As he saw the glory of his nation.

And he cast down tens of thousands
For he decreed die they should
For they were not of Aryan stock
And so bore in their veins the wrong blood.
By Gas Van, by shooting squads, by gas chamber
To their deaths the condemned went
But God was with them in their final hours
And a fate much worse waits for those who them to their deaths sent

And they did not prevail
He who lifted multitudes with his lovely voice
Saw his own sent down, his Reich in ruins
And himself he felt he had no choice
But die, and he met his maker
And the glorious finale let us tell
Jew and gypsy both prosper
While he and his roast in Hell.

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Reviews

[Genevieve]

I'm speechless. Such a powerful piece dealing with such a tragic subject and yet somehow you've found a way to make it beautiful. I think it's in the words you've carefully chosen and the justice that history brought to the end of that time.
'But God was with them in their final hours' Yes, beautifully written. Brought a tear to my eye and a sigh to my lips. Thank you for sharing it.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Tomás,

A powerful and inspired piece. The tie to the Book of Daniel and the horrific nature of Hilter's deeds make this write all the more chilling. May mankind always be wise enough and powerful enough that in the end they will cast down such powerful hate mongers. The world is certainly still licking the scars and wounds made by this man.

A marvelous write. Love the poem and the multimedia piece that you made to accompany the poem. Kudos and congratulations.

My very best regards,

Rick

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

Excellent, very much impressed with the written and verbal presentation of this piece. Your voice is smoothing and the music in the backgtound is soft and not overpowering.

job well done.

[David Lewis Paget]

Quite an ambitious piece, well considered and interesting in its form. I must take you to task, however, over spelling in certain lines, and in the line 'Promised them Empire, Glory and God'. Hitler believed in the old Northern Pantheon, was a great fan of Wagner and had little time for the God we consider supreme. The last thing he promised the German people was God!
As to spelling, and typo's, I must point out V1-line 8 - 'That' should be 'Than'
V2 - line 3 - 'That those who oppressed the leased (least) of men'
V2 - line 5 - 'Shall cast the man two (to) the flames'
V4 - line 5 - 'And they replied "Heil, Hiel" (Heil) to him'
V4 - line 7 - 'And (An) exalted heart in his breast swelled'
Sorry to be so picky, but this is a fine piece, and shouldn't suffer from typo's and spelling errors.

[LeeLee Ryder]

A powerful write wringing with truthful & haunting images..
He surely did lots of hellish unthinkable things ... He and his
faithful followers are still roasting in hell on a spit over an
open fired oven, I would imagine.
LLR

[Legion]

Sure hope so. Would hate to think there was nothing after death. Those worthy of punishment for this life's transgressions would get off scott free if not.

[Dead Angel]

i just chills, this is such a powerful piece. a tragic war and a murderous man were well described in your writing here. you wrote this very well and kept the power of your message all the way through. Kudos

[Rose Kelly]

Great writing, a very powerful poem.

[An owl on the moon]

A powerful vision of what was predicted, and the culmination of Providence. Intricate, gripping write!

[Gandré]

For love is in your heart. Or isn't.