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Prejudice

February 5, 2010
By EnzoFan BRONZE, Westerville, Ohio
EnzoFan BRONZE, Westerville, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whether it be through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Enzo, The art of Racing in the Rain


Here I am, standing,
Alone in the world,
My hair disheveled, my eyes darkened and lined
From exhaustion.

My parents are dead, my home is destroyed,
And the life that I previously had
Is now gone,
vanished into thin air, disappearing forever.

My feet are bare and dirty,
And my possessions have been stolen,
Rendering me helpless and alone,
Searching for a reason to continue on
With my worthless, pitiful life.

I am staring into space, in a trance
As the trauma of the recent past washes over me,
The violence of what they did to me
Slowly sinking in.

They did it to me because I’m Jewish.
That I understand.
But what I just don’t get,
What I just can’t wrap my frail hands around
Is why they hurt me so.


The author's comments:
I wrote this for school and thought that it would be pretty interesting to get some feedback on it.

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EnzoFan BRONZE said...
on Feb. 21 2010 at 7:53 pm
EnzoFan BRONZE, Westerville, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whether it be through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Enzo, The art of Racing in the Rain

Thank you so much, your feedback means a lot!

on Feb. 21 2010 at 6:30 pm
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM, CDA, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take... but by the moments that take your breath away.

Wow. This poem is very good. i am like getting teary eyed...Its a very good peice!

on Feb. 18 2010 at 11:38 am
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx