A Better Place (A Jew's Perspective)

I close my eyes and imagine...

I imagine a place with no hatred

A place with no discrimination

Where there is only equality, a beauty so sacred

But here there isn't even a kind face

Yet, I can't help but try...

To imagine a better place

Behind this barbed wire fence, you will see

A sickening sight, an attrocity

For we are prisoners, the Jews and me

Prisoners that likely will never be free

These concentration camps are my home

My own personal, living hell where I roam

A life not worth living

When you feel so alone

Yes, I am a Jewish man

Does that make me a lesser person than you?

I refuse to give up my beliefs, my religion, and my whole self

To be a part of their clan

So does that make me untrue?

Well, before you judge us

Know that Jews are no different than you

We were judged for the death of Christ, oh yes

And for starting the Black Plague, too

In 1215, we were forced to wear the Star of David

A sign for everyone to see

It identified us as the Jews they all hated

They called us traitors, **** untrustworthy

We weren't allowed to live with Christians

So they took us to the ghettos

And all the while being tortured by Germans

Of course, many problems arose

It was horrible, crowded and damp

But then one day,

I was sent to a **** camp

They took all my clothing and shaved my head

I was separated from my family, then put to work

And trust me when I say, I would rather have been dead

As they laughed at me and smirked

So there I was, a helpless Jew

Alone in a crowded space

Wishing and praying that my dream would come true

So I'd end up in a better place

As the days went by

I grew tired and weak

With no food or water, my mouth was so dry

No words could come out, not even a shriek

Then, one morning

On a bright summer day

A young man came with a warning

He said, 'Hitler's on his way'

So I looked to the distance, and sure enough

He was walking right towards us

Then stopped, in a huff

And said 'Come with me, don't put up a fuss'

Silently, we dropped our tools and followed

There were thousands of us, I could tell

Each one a skeleton, faces hollowed

And when I looked ahead, my face fell

For we were heading to a building

And as we stepped inside, I knew

I could feel my own heart beating

This is what I get for being a Jew

As I stood there, now naked

The room suddenly went black

Then I just waited

There was no turning back

With just moments to spare

I slowly shut my eyes

Then said one last prayer

While I listened to everyone's cries

This was it. I was done. I had finished the race

And with just one second to go

I dreamt of a better place

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