The Remnant

Six million Jews
Died in the camp,
A remnant survived
To carry the lamp,
The lamp to remind us
Of death, gas and fire,
Of genocide, killing grounds,
Murder, barbed wire,
Telling the world
To never forget
The innocent victims,
Those honored dead,
Our sisters and brothers,
Or in the future the ovens
May burn you and some others.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz