Thousand Year Old Woman

By Goldie Jacoby

I have seen too much!

a pandemic not!

Am a Holocaust child

must give it all that I got! 

Was in hiding for years

Hunger, lice and fear

No one would help us

Lost childhood, so dear.

 So now I am asked

How Is confinement to me?

Not remotely the same

I have freedom you see!

 Wake up each morning

The sun shining bright

The flowers in bloom

And peaceful the night

 Take shower each day

Make breakfast for me

No hunger no fear

I am free! I am free.

NEVER AGAIN

By Goldie Jacoby

NEVER AGAIN !

IS NOT JUST A WORD

IT MATTERS TO ME

THAT THE UNIVERSE HEARD

AGE SIX, I WAS TOLD

THAT I WAS A JEW

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I HAD NOT A CLUE

THE CHURCH DOORS BURST OPEN

THE CHILDREN RAN OUT

DIRTY JEW! THEY WOULD SCREAM!

 NOT DIRTY! IN TEARS I DID SHOUT!

THE SLAUGHTER BEGAN

I HAD NO CLUE

WHY ARE WE HIDING?

WHAT DID I DO???

THE QUESTION NOT ANSWERED

I HAVE SURVIVED!

AN ADULT I AM NOW

NO REASON DERIVED

YES! WE ARE JEWS!

 SMART, WISE AND KIND

WE GIVE TO THE WORLD

WITH HEART AND WITH MIND.

WHY DO YOU HATE US?

DO YOU REALLY KNOW?

AN EDUCATION WOULD HELP

YOUR EMPATHY TO SHOW

NEVER AGAIN!

I WILL SING THAT SONG

I AM A PROUD JEW

 TO HATE US IS WRONG!!!