Lee Miller Holocaust Photographer
Lee Miller took risks which enabled her to see
The world through the saddest of lenses
Taking her to places where spirits were sobbing
She was ahead of her time, and it took a toll
For the camera, she wears a cloak mask
Showing the photographer only what she wants him to see
Her nightmares held her hostage
As she recalled the evilness of Nazi concentration camps
The optimism of children’s butterfly pictures not being enough
to dispel the hatred and horror she could not eliminate
She risked herself
To bring truth to the world
A brave and honorable woman
Who could not drowned the memories
of these atrocious acts of violence against humanity.
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