"Pain Strikes Sparks On Me, The Pain Of Terezin"

Fifteen beds. Fifteen charts with names,
Fifteen people without a family tree.
Fifteen bodies for whom torture is medicine and pills.
Beds over which the crimson blood of ages spills.
Fifteen bodies that want to live here.
Thirty eyes seeking quietness.
Bald heads that gape from out of the prison.
The holiness of the suffering, which is none of my business.

The loveliness of the air, which day after day
Smells of strangeness and carbolic.
The nurses that carry thermometers
Mothers who grope after a smile.
Food is such a luxury here.
A long, long night, and a brief day.

But anyway, I don't want to leave
The lighted rooms and the burning checks,
Nurses who leave behind them only a shadow
To help the little sufferers.

I'd like to stay here, a small patient,
Waiting the doctor's daily round,
Until, after a long, long time, I'd be well again.

Then I'd like to live
And go back home again.

I commented on Jaqlyn's, Sophia's, Andrew O's, Mario's and Kiana's blog.

Berlin Memorial

        I learned so much about the Holocaust and World War II today. I learned that there were over 400 laws against Jews restricting them from essentially everything. The Nazis took away everything from the Jews. Their jobs, their education, their pets, their freedom, communitcation, entertainment, specific foods, and many more. Hitler was very strategic and only created these laws time after time. No one has spoke up and rebelled against Hitler. No one cared till it was them who lost their job or the law included them. I also learned that during the Olympics, Anti-Jewish signs were removed. Hitler didn't want his country to look bad in front of the world. Hitler was just trying to save himself.
        I think this monument was built so people won't forget this important time in history. The Holocaust was a very important time in history and we should learn about the Holocaust. This monument was built to show respect for the Jews that were killed during the Holocaust. Visiting the memorial or any other place that relates to the Holocaust (like visiting a Holocaust museum) gives you a much better experience rather than just sitting in a classroom learning about the Holocaust. I would enjoy visiting a Holocaust museum or even visiting the Annex in Amsterdam. It would be eye-opening and would give me a greater experience.
        I noticed that the laws kept getting stricter and much more narrower. In the beginning, Hitler started off with only a couple of laws that only dealt with a couple of people. People who weren't included in the laws didn't really show concern because those laws don't affect them. People just went along with the laws and did nothing.
        I would have the most trouble dealing with the law that states, "Jewish doctors not to be reimbursed for treating patients." I would the most trouble with dealing with this because I've always wanted to become a doctor because doctors make a lot of money and learning about the human body is very fascinating. I can't wait to become a doctor and make money. I would be heartbroken and angered if I were a Jewish doctor living during the Holocaust.