All Because I Am Jewish

I saw you brother with your eyes deadened to life As the bullet passed through your chest I shall never forget that piece of lead that laid your soul to rest Lodged into the door beside me Our plan had failed Every detail played to perfection Your hand was on the rail of the train when the shouts came Stop! Stop! To stop meant death anyway, so why would we Yet their bullet pierced you And I stood there, frozen in a world that hated us If things were reversed I wonder, would I have pulled that trigger? I think back when they sent momma and poppa to that gas tank The cloths had hidden the fear in their eyes As they walked silently to death I know this, I could never have been that cruel How could they follow this leader of deranged thought But now I am alone in this freedom land called America I shall never forget what those Nazi's did to my family The tortures unbearable for thought All the friends I have known have perished by gas Some shot for refusing to die All because I am Jewish Nothing could be so atrocious as to kill a man for being himself. BY: DARREN J McMURRAY June 14, 2008