Holocaust
Holocaust
1941 Adolf Hitler became head of the Germans,
Throughout the years, this was determined.
Disliking the Jews,
he wouldn’t listen, to their views.
Nuremberg Law, was put in place
These laws, the Jewish had to face.
Rights to business, marriage and school,
Where striped away,
When they woke, they had to obey.
Forced to wear, yellow stars,
They have no honour, only scars.
Banned from public parks,
And everything normal,
Their lives were far from formal.
The sadness they held, for the loss of children
The count was enormous, 1.1 million.
Mass shootings, became an order
Carried out by Germans and Collaborators
This was total disorder.
Policy of extermination, became about,
The final resting place, without a doubt.
Camps were created,
Some for labour, but mostly death,
In the camps, they took their last breath.
Gas chambers for the Jewish, is enough
To make you bluish.
Being told to undress, thinking to be showered,
The Nazi’s felt empowered.
But when they were caught
They were nothing but cowards.
the persecution and planned slaughter
didn’t matter if you were
man, women or daughter.
It’s unimaginable, what these people felt,
Sadly, it was the life
They were dealt.
Copyright © Janelle Barker | Year Posted 2019
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