Never Again

Two million soles collected
One million souls lost
Can humanity recover,
From the holocaust?

This stockpile of shoes
Is a reminder and clue
That what happened to them
Could happen to you.

Auschwitz reminds us
Of man’s inhumanity to man
If we can forget
It can happen again.



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Stephanie Guaman

May 24, 2010 at 6:14 PM

This Is Really Something, Very Little Words, Can Tell Of Something Really Big. The Holocaust Was An Impact. Your Words Describing The Gravity Of The Impact. Fabulous. - Nessie.

Carrie Richards

May 7, 2010 at 7:38 AM

Your words, unfortunately, profound, and true. This powerful poem is a sad reflection on the forces of evil that still exist. Unthinkable, but yes...it could happen again. Well done, Joe...

Andrea Dietrich

May 6, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Loved how you incorporated the soles line into the poem to go with the million souls lost. That was my favorite stanza. I wrote about this but it doesn't include the words shoes. When I saw the picture, I could not even tell they were shoes and coming back again, I realize it was supposed to be about the shoes? What do you think? Could I just write of the horrors of the prison without mentioning the shoes? Luv, andrea

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