Eighty Years Ago

Eighty years ago, the horrors Mesmerized the world As Nazi flags came down To never after be unfurled. The captives held at Auschwitz, Walking skeletons, at best, Didn’t have to speak; their bodies To their torture did attest. It seemed incomprehensible, But through the years I’ve learned That people’s inhumanity Has somehow since returned. Or, being more realistic, It has never gone away Nor ever will, until the planet’s Final dying day. Today, though, let us recognize And honor those who lost Either families or lives At much too monstrous a cost. *Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day