School, pt. 2

With every beat of the bell

Arteries swell and rush with the din

Of each cell going to its place

To drink from the well of knowledge.

A barren-eyed girl flees with her father

To Saint-Malo, France, away from Nazis.

While she lives with her grandfather's brother,

They take her dad who made city copies.

The family's matronly helper then dies,

But not before sparking a Resistance.

The girl and great-uncle give Allies eyes

Through radio waves which help their war in France.

An orphaned Nazi radio technician

Find that their broadcast which he is tracking

Are like those he loved in young ambition

And saves them standard Nazi killing.

Sudden bombing disorients and traps

Both boy and girl – but they each still survive.

Upon escape from a building collapse

He helps her reach safety and feels alive.

But his heart succumbs to delirium,

And her soul plays a desolate cadence.

However, the girl- Marie-Laure –lives on

And feels the renewal in this life's dance.