Responding to a Poem

Holocaust
by Barbara Sonek

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, 
for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.




1. Construct a response to this poem using the same style and structure.


2. Be mindful of your perspective. Your poem should be from your perspective.


3. Utilise the same techniques employed by the authour.

We learned, we understood

We then felt.

We learned about what was done to you

and your parents, friends and family

We understood you were kids

We understood you lost your future; your lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We  understood you lost futures. We felt your pain as you were taken away in the night like injured athletes from a sports-field. Separated from the game to be no more. From the ashes, we heard your pleas. This atrocity to mankind will not happen again. We Remember you,

for you were the kids you lost so much. We remember you and we responded.