The Struggles of a Young Jewish Boy in the 1940’s
Struggles
He was poor and lived in utter penury.
The victim this time was his father.
The machine guns on the watch towers were pointed at
Lingering between life and death
Verdict: death or reprieve.
Were there still miracles on this Earth?
Lost his faith during those days
Lashed us like a whip
Days became shorter and the nights almost unbearable.
“Now you'll really get the taste of camp!”
Cold eyes stared at me.
Learned the fate of those
No longer exist
“I can’t go on”
To let myself die.
Dear Will
ReplyDeleteI really like your first stanza, it is really powerful and the way you wrote it makes it even more powerful. I also liked your second stanza because for me it really portrayed the desperation and helplessness the Jews felt while in the concentration camps. Overall I think you did a great job showing the struggles one would face at a concentration camp.
I liked the way you wrote this poem. I really like the third stanza. It was vey strong and it really pulled me in. It really made me imagine what was going and how it all happened. Nice poem.
ReplyDeleteDear will, I really like your poem and how you really focused on using phrases from the book and not just single words. I had a hard time with that on mine. Great use of dialogue by the way. Good job. -carter
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