This poem was inspired by Anne Frank's story and is writen in memory of all victims who died or suffered under Nazi persecution and the subsequent genocides in other countries such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. We Will Remember 0:)
Curtains are drawn, doors are locked
I have to hide if someone knocked
Baby sleeping, heavy breathing,
I can't look when mummy's bleeding
The air is cold, the room is dark
The ghostly silhouettes are stark
At night, I sleep by a chest of drawers
My back is bruised against the floors
The ceiling thuds, the shouting starts
Nothing can calm our drumming hearts
But when I wake, I can finally say
That I have lived for one more day
My arms all feel like heavy lead
Daddy's eyes are ruby red
Thoughts keep playing in my mind
Why aren't I the golden kind?
My friends wouldn't share, school wasn't fair
People stopped to point and stare
My eyes would cry, my heart would grieve
Then daddy said we had to leave
We're hiding now and out of the way
Like lions hide cubs from beast of prey
But when night ends, I can finally say
That I have lived for one more day
It scares me when the world seems still
I dare not peep out the window sill
Daddy is quiet but then goes mad
His bitter weeping makes me sad
The surging hope is gone and lost
We owe our lives at a fatal cost
My small, weak frame is filled with dread
The army men all want us dead
I close my eyes to block their strife
And pray to God for a happier life
And when I wake, I can safely say
That I have lived for one more day
Dreams are lost, food is short
This place has numbed us more than I thought
Baby dying, slower breathing
I close my ears when mummy's screaming
I hum a tune to make me smile
I write in my diary for a little while
But the pain won't stop to bleed me dry
I know it's pointless to even try
They'll come knocking then or now
I want to be brave but I don't know how
The light has gone so I think I should say
That I won't live for one more day
