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porch swing creaks in the autumn wind
uninhabited houses, cold and dark
beds unmade and pantry vandalized
the lonely yearning for company
long-stemmed rods of steel
jammed up against the small of their backs
oppressed faces up against glass
reaching hands, reaching hearts
mismatched shoes lined up straight
victims of hatred suffering quietly
accepting of fate, no longer believers
a permanent star etched on their clothes
dark curls chopped and dyed
to conceal the truth and eliminate the doubt
children hidden into a life in the shadows
vulnerable, young, and innocent
synagogues distroyed in Kristallnacht
shards of broken glass with now-dull edges
abandoned shops dusted in desolate voices
whisperings of the lost echoing the alleyways
the blond haired and blue eyed have freedom
on the surface they seem untouched
yet deep down, broken and numb
scared to speak out, scared to be different
afraid to face the metal heart of dictatorship
morals tangled, twisted tightly until they snap
virtue crushed under stiff robust brown boots
a downfalling spiral with dizzy followers
hypnotized by the sheer power
walking forward, leaving everything behind
crushing the bodies of the weak in their step
muffling their cries, gagging their aspirations
the frail and tired are still strong-hearted
they continue to push and heave
there is no giving in, someday they will be free.
©2004-2009 ~silentscream47
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for those of you who don't know me very well, i'm jewish and my ancestors are from poland and kiev, yet escaped at the beginning of WWII to america.
they were the lucky ones. the ones who got out.

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:iconsilentwinds:
Whoa, this is nuts. I wrote a poem about the gas chambers today.
:icond-i-o-y-13345:
GOOD GOOD!!! but............i dont see a reference :curse you: jkjk

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Remember the weight of the world
it's a sound that we used to buy
on cassette and 45
And now this little girl
She says "will we make it at all?"

fall glimmer sparkle and fade
:iconsilentscream47:
really? :(
it's some tough stuff. but it's reality, and one of the ways to prevent it from happening again is to be knowledged about it..

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:iconsilentscream47:
oh ya EVERYONE GABE HELPED ME EDIT THIS CUZ I WAS STRAYING AND MAKING IT TOO LONG~!!
:worship: everyone worship the gabe, thank you.

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-*- marisa
:frail:
My Poetry ~ My Photography Account
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:icond-i-o-y-13345:
thats more like it...a bit excessive though...MAKE IT LESS!!!!!!

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Remember the weight of the world
it's a sound that we used to buy
on cassette and 45
And now this little girl
She says "will we make it at all?"

fall glimmer sparkle and fade
:icondemonic-drow:
so sad yet so true humanity will one day destroy itself

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*We all wear a mask we all play a role the only freedom we truly have is what we are within.*

*Appearance is a deceptive illusion to use against enemies.*

*C.A.T.*
:iconsilentscream47:
not in our generations, but i still fear that day anyways..

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-*- marisa
:frail:
My Poetry ~ My Photography Account
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:iconsilentscream47:
urgh now ur ruining the 'aura' of my poem.
sheesh.

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-*- marisa
:frail:
My Poetry ~ My Photography Account
:heart:
:iconsilentwinds:
true enough... on rememberance day I was jokin around with the signs that said "Lest We Forget" I was saying "Forget what?" but whats sad is that it is true that people are totally forgetting about it... I even forgot to wear my poppy. I have done tons of studies on the wars and am pretty knowledgeable about them but even still I am only one person. It is the masses that has the potential for change. It is kinda crazy how people have these backgrounds that are really outstanding... like your family escaping from Hitler, mine escaping from Stalin. It is awful to think about all the many millions of people who would have been alive today if it were not for such atrocities. What Hitler did was so evil that there really is no mortal word that can even come close to expressing what he did. At least Germany now is a much better nation now, then previously. What is really awful though is that alot of people still have not learned the lessons of history. For example the United States still believes that the people with the best technology will win a war... However it is the will of the people that wins the war.... Look at Vietnam and now look at Iraq... and whats really bad is that Canadian citizens who were born in Iraq who go back to fight are labeled as "Terrorists" well I can say for damn certain that if I was living in any other country in the world and Canada was being attacked I would come back to defend it. It is quite sad that the US are all like "were sad, we lost over 1200 soldiers" and the Iraqi people are being tortured and brutally murdered. There is a painting on a wall in Iraq of one of the Iraqi prisoners that was being tortured, its the picture of him on a box with a hood over his head and his arms out... well right beside that is a painting of the statue of liberty... I believe that what the US is doing is wrong and immoral. Liberty comes with a price however it is not fair to destroy the hearts and souls of a nation for this "liberty" because it seems alot more like slavery. The US has gotten themself into another Vietnam and Bush is being way too naive for the good of the nation. I mean, the entire world does not like what the US is doing and sooner or later the US is going to fall. Then were all fucked. There is nothing safer then a nation of chaos and gun weilding maniacal lunatics with nothing to loose. I have seen more then enough pictures of Bush being compared to Hitler and all those artists are correct. The way he is conducting himself is less of a president and more like a dicatator. Sure Sadam had to be taken out of power... but Sadam is gone and there is still fighting... The US is creating the conflict with these "Terrorists" because the US themselves is creating them. And on top of that the US is being a total ass to Canada because were moving to legalize pot and we do not support this bullshit in Iraq. On top of that, there are american based companies in Canada giving information about Canadian citizens to the US under the Patriot Act... even though that violates our charter of human rights and the Canadian Constitution Act... I absolutely hate the American Government for their selfishness and their constant attempts to control the world. I am not saying I hate the american people, just their leaders. The really great part is, were fuckin stuck with Bush for 4 more years. I just hope that he plays these next 4 years better then the last but I doubt that will happen. I may have to think about relocating to another country too. I am not feeling as safe as I should with the US right next door.

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