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
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