The Relentless
I know, do not remind me, but today I saw my father
On TV, he is 110 and can dance salsa, so if I´m like him
I have years of gymnastic prowess
I rang the TV channel asked for my dad´s address, they
didn’t tell me against policy....ok.
I´m tenacious like the Wiesenthal centre pursuing war
criminals to their grave and spitting on it, because their
ideology to the pursue of old crimes have no limitation
nor forgiveness, but my father wasn´t there, his voice
was ensnaring women
A, this centre of vengeance has a duty to follow the old
Nazis to the point of ridiculousness, the lowliest guard
at a concentration camp will do an old face in the papers.
Alas the money well is drying out even evil Nazis have to
die and get a Christian burial.
And one wonders if a new law is being made that gives
the right of the survivors to follow and righteously
demand that the grandchildren of the wronged should
benefit too we remember the pain because a corny eye
demands ritual repentance.
The man is funny as hell
But is Nazism something to laugh about?
I've run into iit
Believe me it wasn't pleasent
Remeber the T.S. Eliot line "Oh you who turn to windward
Gentile or Jew
consider Phlebas who was tall and handsome as you"
Well I have considered Phlebas
and realize the story
is going to end
No one is without fault in Jewish theology
Even the mightiest of kings
I'm not without fault
Just sent $10 to the Simon Wiesenthal foundation
Hope it does some good
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