The Arrest of Mr. Brukarz

The Arrest of Mr. Brukarz

A Poem by Einstein Noodle
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Arrest of Mr. Brukarz, Vienna, May 1938

"I will begin with my arrest in Vienna on 28th May 1938. This was in the early morning, when a man in plain clothes sought me out in my parents home and summoned me in a friendly tone to accompany him,"

The streets.
What can one say of home and streets?
I can't remember.
they use to be filled with sounds of our own
even today .... maybe ..........
shops, bustling people properly dressed and
doing business

Skeletal remains ....
knuckles bleak, shank and thigh shrunken......
skulls hole-punched 
 one gruesome way
or another
hammer, pipe, gunbarrel, stone
loathsome grey stone cruel hearts

bones bleeding still 
marrowed memories 
do not dry up

how odd they grin 
those teeth and they
twist on heads strung up 

animated torsion bars
breaking mind
spirit ... and 

teeth

the hideous grin
torn from flesh beds for gold and stark smiling amusement
greedy beastial funny
beast beating brute b******s

where does it come from?
i have to wonder in amazement
since dawn it is upon us
never to be removed
from sun rise to set
from heart
from history
from  .................

from  .....................

i just ...........
E.          
09/15/2017

*the quote is from the testimony of Mr. Brukarz stored at Shoah Resource Center, The International School for Holocaust Studies

© 2017 Einstein Noodle


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I know it's a well worn cliche, yet, in such vividly uncomfortable, uncompromising circumstances it still rings true and hits home, ' man's inhumanity to fellow man' is so unjustifiably unique, appalling and grotesque, as I often paraphrase when reading of such events, enens animals would not submit their fellow brethren to such barbaric torture!

An evocative write E. for the sake of humanity such references must always be brought to the fore!!

Posted 6 Years Ago


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Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

i couldn't agree more Tom ...no matter how many times nor how long the time between heinous acts aga.. read more



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I know it's a well worn cliche, yet, in such vividly uncomfortable, uncompromising circumstances it still rings true and hits home, ' man's inhumanity to fellow man' is so unjustifiably unique, appalling and grotesque, as I often paraphrase when reading of such events, enens animals would not submit their fellow brethren to such barbaric torture!

An evocative write E. for the sake of humanity such references must always be brought to the fore!!

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

i couldn't agree more Tom ...no matter how many times nor how long the time between heinous acts aga.. read more
No words after reading this important and evocative testimonial, except R.I.P......

Posted 6 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

being speechless sometimes is a very good thing...thank you so much Annette .. i appreciate you
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Annette Pisano-Higley

6 Years Ago

And I, you Gee...:)
This is so powerfully sad and yet it provokes such anger and pity and desire for revenge. You have captured the essence of these dark times and distilled them into such a seminal piece about a real person. Your use of such blatant descriptors is so effective.

Posted 6 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

i could not ask for better success than your impressions and reactions John ... so very grateful for.. read more
One can imagine a thump from a fist staccato-like with each of these words
"...beast beating brute b******s" -- powerful alliteration employed here.

I was reading recently about the barbaric Chinese execution method known as 'Death of a hundred cuts' and one photo in particular (recalled to my mind by your skilful repeated references to the teeth) showed a butchered victim's face grimacing - the teeth very apparent. The photo is captioned as the condemned person being in ecstasy !!!

Man can be beyond evil.
Well penned E!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

oh my! HP??? what is that? i am a dinosaur when it comes to computers and social media ..
Tony Jordan

6 Years Ago

A poetry site - Hello Poetry.
Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

i will check it out right away! thanks man!

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