70 years

For every heart lost and broken.

70 Years

 

Love faced its deepest fears

Being hunted by guns and spears

A bloodsoaked battle on all frontiers

And today it has been 70 years

 

Locked behind fences and bars

Killed for being who they are

In the sky a David star

The open wounds have become a scar

That the world tries to share

Today it has been 70 years

 

Refusing to let memories clear

Shocked beyond belief of what we hear

The thought of such hatred burns our ears

and today it has been 70 years

 

Walking on the ground they walked

Where they lost hope, where they fought

A place where so many lives were lost

If only they were still here

The ground is covered in tears

Today it has been 70 years

 

A world united to show they care

But a day is almost too much to bear

Standing in the sadness and shame the worlds wears

Today it has been 70 years

 

Sending up another prayer

We will never forget

The hatred of our people´s past

Hoping there is only love left

Love faced its deepest fears

We won´t let it happen again, everyone swears

Today it has been 70 years

Author's Note

International Holocaust Remembrance Day today, I had to write something.

Reviews

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

This was so sweet, and shows what an amazing huge heart you have to write about remembrance day.
You really can write about almost anything can't you?
I liked how you repeated the same line, today it has been 70 years, makes this piece sound even more poetic.
I love the whole story line, its so honest, powerful, moving, inspiring and deep.
You have a truly talented, beautiful, and BIG heart!

[Johanna]

wow.. this was one of sweetest reviews I´ve gotten.. thankyou so much, you really made me smile. Yeah I care about this day a lot, but it´s so nice of you to say I have a big heart. Glad you liked it, if you want me to write a poem for you just let me know

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

Your welcome, I enjoy giving great review, and making someones day.
Im just being honest :)
Glad you enjoyed the review hun.
Hope everything's going good for you.
I will :)

[Paper Forks]

Great write. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedy of our past. However, I think we're meant to make the same mistake twice. It's happening all over again, in the Middle East. I look forward to reading more of your work.

[Johanna]

Thankyou very much. I don´t think we´re meant to.. I just think people do repeat history because they don´t learn from their mistakes, and if they do they die out and the next generations have to learn the lesson all over again. Anti semitism is growing all over Europe and in the Middle East, and this is my way of reminding people, never again.

[Paper Forks]

President Obama of United States actually addressed this issue on his State of the Union speech earlier this month. Not only antisemitism, but racism in general is an issue that needs to be addressed by everyone.

[Johanna]

Yes I agree