• Death, pile upon pile, pit by pit,

    Decay, sickness, and lament.

    Heartbreak, pain and loss

    All summed up with the Holocaust.

    Regret and anxiety.

    What’s gonna happen to me?

    That’s the thought racing through their minds.

    Doom, destruction and demise.

    Confusion, rage, and betrayal

    As they are pushed along the rail.

    No one to warn,

    Alone in the storm.

    Cruelty and hate.

    Killing many in its wake.


    Bloody and beaten still they fought,

    Knowing freedom must be bought.

    Under fire and in rain

    Pushing forward through the pain.

    Many are no longer here

    Shown by their kin’s tear.

    Recognized by the whole world

    As the flags are unfurled.

    Always in the hearts of many.

    Heroes not condemned in infamy.