Torahs and nazis



nazis
stacked the Torahs
precisely,
like bodies
placed
for best use
of grave-space.


Jews
danced with these
in their arms
on Simchat Torah
long before the nazis,
ever since the nazis
and
long after the nazis, too.


nazis
watch
from their graves.

About this poem

written after seeing a drawing of Torahs stacked in an orderly manner by nazis who had stolen them

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Written on December 22, 2021

Submitted by elimallon on December 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme Aaxaxxx xaxxaaxx Axx
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Characters 248
Words 51
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 8, 3

Rabbi Eli Mallon, M.Ed., LCSW

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