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bracing for the unexpected.....

June 19, 2011
By Anonymous

Clouds darken with despair.

Thunder, a clap,


A scream for help


Jews held to the fence



Holding themselves




To brace for the unexpected .

Rusty hinges where a door slams,a lock clicks,

A child cries.


Goodbyes are set to arrive.


A tickle in their burning throats.


A cough.......................























Just a scream









in their frail farewell








eyes.

© Anonymous

The author's comments:
This poem was for one of my major writing assigments in school. I wanted to post this because my teacher had given me a 72 on it and said it wasnt describing anything and could not understand it. I want to see what other peoples opinons are because i believe this is not a 72 paper. It is also about the holocaust because that was a topic we had to write about.
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raidersrock08 GOLD said...
on Aug. 8 2011 at 8:24 pm
raidersrock08 GOLD, Hillsborough, New Jersey
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thank you so much that means alot to me<3 can you get more people to like this i really want this to be looked at for the teen ink magazine

 

PoetryFairy said...
on Jul. 12 2011 at 6:39 pm
I love this poem.. I say it a 100.. it really describes the sadness and despair in many jews hearts and it almost made me cry:')..