The Promise of a Shower
Today’s poem once again reflects on our trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau. It tries to tell the story of the way in which people were “processed” when they arrive at Birkenau on the cattle train. The gas chamber, where most were led to, after getting off the train was made to look like a shower block. This was to avoid panic.
The Promise of a Shower
The train of terror
Emptied it’s human cargo
Onto a simple siding
Wretched, weak,and weary
No clues, mistaken optimism
Personal possessions
Items dear to those present
Diamond rings, everyday things
Discarded forever
Lines of lost souls
Awaited their fate
Two walks ahead
Two tracks
Two different outcomes
The strong singled out
The weak
The young
Women with babies
One final walk
Horrifically hoodwinked with...
The promise of a shower
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