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When the Sun Sets

December 18, 2013
By Anubisluver BRONZE, Goshen, Ohio
Anubisluver BRONZE, Goshen, Ohio
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&ldquo;Blessed be God&#039;s name? Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves? Because he kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days? Because in His great might, He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many other factories of death? How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and night, to watch as our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, end up in the furnaces? Praised be Thy Holy Name, for having chosen us to be slaughtered on Thine altar?&rdquo; <br /> ― Elie Wiesel, Night


When the sun sets,
In a place that I know,
I sigh with regrets,
For I know I must go,
And I wonder,
With curiosity heightening,
As I hear the thunder and see the lightning,
Who preceded me here?
The ground below is worn,
So who before heard a storm near,
Yesterday morn,
Or a Saturday night three months ago?
Who here saw last years’ light,
Bathed decades ago in the warm summer sun’s glow?
I haven’t a thought,
And I wonder not,
Who will be here next, for it does not perplex,
I live in the past,
And care only for our woes,
Who was here last?
Only one person knows.



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