Evil In Blame

Families of four sat depressed in two-room apartments The sound of gunfire blasted, echoing down the streets Barley fed anything Food given out in rations The innocent people blamed for poverty, illness, and a loss of a war in a foreign country Hope was scarce Health was impossible to find No one in these cities were safe No education for children No small privileges that they once took for granted The innocent people blamed for poverty, illness, and a loss of a war in a foreign country But yet a heart-warming thing happened Some regained hope Some opened private schools for kids Some made secret food transfers to the city These were risky actions, and a number of people died in the process of doing them But people had hope With hope they believed that the Americans could defeat the soldiers and their leader And they could enjoy their freedom once more, even if; The innocent people blamed for poverty, illness, and a loss of a war in a foreign country These hopeful people were Jews and this event was the Holocaust 6/26/2016