TO LIVE AND DIE AT AUSCHWITZ

Images.  Echoes.  Impressions.  Flash points.

Raid.  Soldiers.  Hatred.  Blame.
Fear.  Guns.  Herded.  Like.  Animals.
Darkness.  Pain.  Fear.  Tears.
Lines.  Soldiers.  Guns.
Crying.  Shouts.  Anger.  Hatred.

     I'm Human! ! !



Defiance.  Raids.  Shouts.
Shootings.  Murder.
"They're Animals."

Fear. Lonelinesss.  Hatred.
Depression.  Hopelessness.
Trapped.  No.  Way.  Out.

     I'm Human! !



Friendship.  Defiance.
Strength.  Hunger.
Shock.  Loss.  Death.
    Always Death.

Everyone's Gone.
   Family Slaughtered.
      I'm Alone.
         Grief.

Pain.  Shock.  Hatred.
   Cruelty.  Laughter.
      Tauntings.

     I'm Human!

Soldiers.  Guns.  Panic.
Screams.  Lines.  Hatred.
Buildings.  Ahead.
Smoke.  Thick.  Black.

Lines.  People.  Scared.
Trapped.  Penned.
Defiance.  Shouts.
Confusions.  Room.
Lights.  Pipes.

     I'm Human



Doors.  Slammed.  Shut.
Chains.  Clanking.
     Silence.

Fear.  Screams.  Tears.
Pleas.  Depression.

Hiss.  Odor.  Confusion.
Strength.  Fading.
Sight.  Dimming.

SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.
SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.
SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.
SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.
SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.  SCREAMS.

   


PAUL VERNON DEFFENDALL
March 29, 1995


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