Survivor
SURVIVOR
She was smaller, slower, weaker
easily unseen
as she slipped away
seeking the warmth
of an exhaust grate.
Innocence lost
she slept
fitfully muttering
lost words
……………………………….forbidden words.
She awoke
to an empty station
a trembling silence
muting the sound
of a distant train.
She raised a numbered hand
waving goodbye.
She had missed
the last train
………………………………..to Auschwitz.
©4/12/2021
Last Train To Auschwitz Poetry Contest
Kai Michael Neumann sponsor
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