Best Deathschool Poems
Helga Deen (1925-1943) (Sentanka)
Mit achtzehn ermordet
Helga Deen im KZ Sobibór
Nur Tagebuch und Briefe
War alles was von ihr blieb
Ihr Andenken aber bleibt
Murdered at eighteen
Helga Deen at Sobibór
Only letters and diary
Was all that remained of her
But her memory remains
Helga Deen en Sobibor
Asesinado a dieciocho años
Sólo cartas y un diario
Fue todo lo que quedaba
Pero su memoria sigue siendo
Note: Helga Deen, born in 1925 in Stettin moved with her parents in 1933 to Tilburg in the
Netherlands. She was a talented young woman not only in writing but also in drawing. Her
mother was a German Jewish doctor and her father-Willy Deen- a Dutch chemist. Helga Denn
had a brother -Klaus- and both visited school in Tilburg. The family had to move from
their house and Helga an her brother had to leave school together with other ten Jewish
pupils. In July 1943 all were deported to the Vugh concentration camp. From there they
were transpoted to Westerbork concentration camp and from there on July 13th to Sobibór
(Poland) concentration camp. She died from gas there on July 16th 1943.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Im here to tell you a story.
Its sad and its true.
I met a girl along the way,
She looked a lot like you.
I would see her on the bus going to school,
Her eyes were o so blue.
Each time she would look my way ,
My heart would come unglued.
We became very close friends,
I saved my money and bought a ring.
As i put it on her finger,
My heart felt like it could sing.
It all came to an end one Friday afternoon,
The school bus blew a tire.
The driver lost controll of the bus,
It rolled and caught on fire.
Kids were screaming , let me out,
But the doors would not open.
As i looked around for my close friend,
She had fallen, her neck was broken.
It was on that day , my heart did break,
I had lost my closest friend.
Now i ride the bus alone,
Trying to comprehend.
As i look out the school bus window,
At times i can still see her blue eyes.
It makes me feel so sad inside,
We never got a chance, to even say good bye.