Poem
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“In shadows deep where nightmares dwell,A chapter etched in history’s spell.Holocaust, your bitter tale,Of anguish, loss, and skies so pale. From ghettos choked with sorrow’s breath,To camps where darkness met with death,The human spirit, tested, tried,Yet hope, a flicker, never died. In ashes rose a solemn vow,To never forget, to honor howThe brave souls fought,…
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Last year in June, I had the chance to visit Dachau, for lack of a better word, it was the highlight of my year. Strangely enough, it inspired me—in a creative way. In shadows cast by history’s hand,Where sorrow’s echo still commands,Lies a place where darkness roams,A haunting tale of Dachau’s home. Amongst the polar…
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Martin Niemöller was a German theologian and Lutheran pastor. He is best known for his opposition to the Nazi regime during the late 1930s and for his widely quoted 1946 poem “First they came…” Although he was an opponent of the Nazi regime. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he sympathized with many Nazi ideas…
History of Sorts 