The Arrest of Mr. Brukarz

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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

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tom]

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!!

[Einstein Noodle]

i couldn't agree more Tom ...no matter how many times nor how long the time between heinous acts against one another and to ourselves even ... if we grapple with it ...just a bit ..maybe we can improve our case ... peace and joy Tom .. thank you for your thoughts and for reading
E.

[Great Aunt Astri]

This is a new genre for , is it not? A story poem vividly depicting the ruins left by other people's hatred. A horror story from history, which, as you say, is 'never to be removed' It is difficult to understand such behaviour. It is sometimes done to frighten others so they don't disagree, or I believe, when people think their victims are 'evil'. But in actual fact, these sorts of things are probably done by cold hearted, conniving, power-seeking brutes. The way your poem ends is very effective,so very sad... the dwindling out of life. Very good for you for writing this poem. I hope many take notice.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for reading and reviewing Auntie ..always appreciate your input ... ii is hard to understand for sure .. and that such evil continues in alleys, behind locked doors, in our prisons even .. sigh :( i especially appreciate you mentioning the closing .. i changed it several times and finally settled on it the way it is ..but wondered if it is effective or not ... so thanks for mentioning it my friend ... love and peace
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I gain insight and education in reading you. What a joy it is that I have your friendship, too! x

[Einstein Noodle]

good morning Legs! and your visits always bring me joy! i am thankful for you too! glad you found something of value in this poem .. it is somehow important to me .. more so than others not as serious .. love and peace!
E.

[Paul Bell]

How many were taken away with a chap of the door.
Viktor Frankl. Mans search for meaning, is a must read.

[Einstein Noodle]

going to check it out...thank out sir!
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Ahhhhh Big E.....I felt that this one is a departure from your usual style....more experimental. Nothing like snippets of history to add color to creative poetry....:)
It is haunting, when our ghosts in plain clothes suddenly enter, one sunny afternoon, bringing with them a hurricane-load of clouds......

Beautifully done :)

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Sleepless ...yes! something a little new for me ..thank you for you review and kind encouraging words
E.

[Chris]

Powerful and quite real... I hope we remember...

[Einstein Noodle]

you know! i think so too Chris ...remembering and being watchful even in our own daily lives can make a difference ... that evil behind such things did not go away at the Nuremberg Trials did it!? ... thanks so much for your visit Chris and for leaving your impressions ...very appreciated
E.

[emmajoy]

If people ask what Hell is, let them read this piece of writing. It happened, its stench still exists.. it cannot and mustn't be denied. That human beings can do what was done - (and in some degree is being done in countries around the world this very day) is more than HELL How to describe evil.. how?

A Christian, along with people of varied denominations, I visited the Holocause Centre, Jerusalem, and saw absolute horror flare the faces of big strapping men, saw women near pass out, then - later, traumatised. Saw teenagers keep shaking their heads, disbelief shattering their movie mad gory tableauz. What we saw was still raw, thus more than real.

Your work, for that it was this is, is written in a far calmer manner than mine. You've spoken with dignity, with explanation.. without hatred yet made your feelings more than clear. Thank you for each and every word, every space, every gasp...

[Einstein Noodle]

and thank you for reviewing emma....your visit must have been profound ... i can't imagine the spirit that rests on that land and the Center ... :( what wealth in experience you have in having visited emma ...thank you for sharing and i am so glad this one spoke to you in such a way
E.

[emmajoy]

I'm near shocked to read my review because as i typed, must have felt the terrors of what we saw, how we felt, how disgusted and horrified by what we saw, Think we were all traumatised in this or that way.. but the vast coolection of artefacts, photographs etc. need to be seen.

You might want to look into the following: SHOAH is a 1985 French documentary film about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann. Over nine hours long and 11 years in the making, the film presents Lanzmann's interviews with survivors, witnesses and perpetrators during visits to German Holocaust sites across Poland, including extermination camps. (from Wiki)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

how can people do this to each other...?

consider another person sub-human?

this poem moved me greatly, E.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for reading jacob ..so gratified you are moved ...as another reviewer stated it is and old and worn story but needs must never be forgotten ..i am convinced the evil exists in that very same form whether it gets the press or not ..it does seem hopeless at times ...our horrors inflicted :(( thanks so much for taking time my friend!
E.

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Makes for grim reading – but the truth must be maintained, to highlight maniacal events so that the younger generation do not forget the horrors of holocaust (then and now)! The full account (found on the ‘The Holocaust Resource Center’ – bring home the unthinkable … these persecutors were not solders but demonically possessed inhuman individuals - SheElohim yevarach otha

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...i think they were ..you say it true sir...even today holocausts continue ...we must never forget nor stop fighting ... stamping out our own prejudice for starters i suppose ... it is grim but a task that love does overcome ... at some point anyway ...

[Ken Simm.]

We want to look away. We want to ignore but we cant. Thank fully. In no small part because of testimonials such as this. This is not art. This is art and education.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for reviewing Ken ..and for your thoughts on the subject ... the Holocaust occurred what seems ages ago but what allowed it to happen and what caused it to happen both remain with us today ..it is difficult to look at isn't it ... sigh......... but you did and i am grateful for you input always sir!
E.

[Ken Simm.]

The one's I fail to understand are the deniers. It didn't happen they say. How can they say that and apparently believe it?

[Einstein Noodle]

yes! isn't that incredible ..leaders of countries deny it ...so outrageous :{

[olla]

I started a book one time entitled "Medieval Torture" I managed to read the first three pages.. there is no limit to the evil that man can do.. we can only imagine.. but eye witness accounts are powerful.. your poetry is also powerful Mr. Noodle.. the mind's eye is drawn to the unspeakably grotesque in fascination as it skirts one's own edge of tolerance.. well done..

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you olla ... your visits are so welcome and appreciated ... such evil can not be ignored even tho it is difficult to see .. there is no limit to it is there!? we can't wrap sane minds around it ..as you say ...thank you again for reviewing and sharing your thoughts ...love and peace dear friend
E.