The World Watched, Petrified
Adolph Hitler was born into pain
All he knew was disdain
However, others born of the same fate
Made a choice - the narrow gate
They searched long and hard for the light
Found the source which gave them sight
Blinded by hate, Hitler refused to see
So darkness would not let him be
His mind became warped
And in his heart so dark
A sea of anger grew
Churning the rage he brewed
As he envied the others’ gifts
Spending sleepless nights plotting a rift
Had this genuine gift for gab
Laying low, he hid in a patriot’s garb
While his influence spread
Many citizens began to dread
As his hatred took shape
Dark clouds hung like drapes
Over a country on the rise
Only to fall and die
With rhetoric he mesmerized
Beguiling millions, desensitized
Deception his major game plan
That very few could withstand
Countless followed him blindly
Most laid back supinely
Eyes closed to the monstrosity
Seized in his grip of insanity
Three million perished in genocide
When malice and hate did coincide
Dastardly deeds some ratified
While the world in unbelief watched, petrified!
Note: Inspired by a documentary on Hitler's rise to power
Copyright © Audrey Haick | Year Posted 2010
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