Monica Bartsch Poet Free verse

I was only a boy

I was only a boy when it happened

when they came for me

my family all cried like kittens


I was only a boy when the door opened

they came in like snakes

their coats casting strange shadows


I was only a boy when they fetched me

when my life changed forever

and the colours in my mind turned black


I was only a boy when they struck me

a blow that took away my youth

and my song died in my throat



I was only a boy when I became a man

not knowing the souls I would suck

nor the blood I would drain dry



I was only a boy when I saw them

falling as snow in the east wind

like moths when you rub off their skins


I was only a boy when death came

when I realized the time had come

and I stood there, hollow and empty


I was only a boy when I understood

when the darkness was pierced
 
And I felt regret beyond my years



I was only a boy when I finally earned my title

When I could no longer distinguish

And I wept 

I was a Nazi

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