Star of David
he stood
among the swasticka's
a star
in the center of chaos
and still
he couldn't comprehend
with ticket in hand
for a train
that was heavily laden
with lost hope
he was bound and gagged
by religion
that was neither practiced
or received
yet he was convicted
by birth
advocating his death
tears would not save him
German words would convict
spoken with accents
of David
yet there would be no
slaying of Goliath
and so he went
without a word in yiddish
to ovens readily heated
and skin was but butter for
German bread
he walked among the gentile's
and was slain
for he was too gentle
like a lamb to the slaughter
they dined on mutton
of Jewish mute
evil knows no boundaries
for it exerts power and control
and those that are complacent
will pay the price with life
Star of David
shone
but was covered
by German eclipse
blocking the glow
extinguishing the flame
Copyright © Bernadette Langer | Year Posted 2007
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