Writing Contest/Poetry: Another Beautiful Morning

This is a VERY LONG poem I wrote for the Chapman university Holocaust survivor contest. The persons experience I wrote about is Roman Kent. He is a Holocaust survivor. I did not place and I think it's because my poem was to long.
However it was only 30 lines(max) and 1 page with 10point font. maybe that's why?


Morning came and the sun rose, off to school we did not go. Excited not to have to attend, but my world would come to an end.
With the beauty of the sunrise followed the abominable waves of the German war machine. Burping of bullets in the distance.
There I stood watching in amazement, An awesome spectacle I witnessed.
The planes of the swastika regime lit up the skies with fire in their eyes, Intent to set the world ablaze.
Too young to realize what was happening until we were shoved into the filthy ghetto.
Well off we once were, but here we watched our words. No longer a student, no longer a teenager, just an innocent bystander.
Often sneaking out past the kraut to break down the foundations of our town just so we could stay warm.
The wood that was birthed from this earth was ashed and then spread back over the grass. This secret pass wouldn't last.
Forced into cattle carts like villains without hearts. Days spent in the dark, nights spent close together.
A loud wallop followed by a blinding light. Dogs barking, induced by the German might, these were my childhood frights.
My fellow brother lying on the ground with blood flowing from his crown, my world was slowly turned upside down.
A German boot lay pressed upon his throat, my fellow Jew turned and gulped.
I saw in his eyes, for the very first time, the brutality that awaited me and the sickness of man.
In the German's eyes lay an evil that seemed could never die. No longer could I be a child at ease. Who am I to these Germans?
What am I? This day I realized that some men just want to watch the world burn.
This day they took them from me, mother and sister where are ye?
We stayed in a crowded barracks where mans life extinguished and the bodies began to stack.
We slept on these hard wooden racks after long days of forced labor in these concentration camps.
Our wills broken but our faith left un-shattered. Thrust to our knees we beg for mercy. A call for a profession,
A chance to escape. My brother and I, not being skilled, found our hands raised. We passed from camp to camp.
Changing our names and switching serial numbers, we stayed together. We grew to become survivors through guile and cunning. A call to Auschwitz, 800 to go, 800 to come. Acting like a fool I ran to the man I saw as God, The German Commander.
A plea to stay, a prayer answered. Off to the furnace we did not go. Another day of hard labor.
Soon we would walk and death would stalk from every tree top. Russians! No, Americans!
The instant pitter patter of mounted guns, our line broken we began to run. To the fields we shall go.
The German slaughter would end this night. Free at last, I can never go back to my past. One last look back, I shed no tears.

Lyrics: Sorry I'll be in Puerto Rico

I was a fool to believe that there could ever be a you and me
when all there ever was, was you and the air that you breathe

So don’t come back crying to me when everything isn’t what it seems to be

you can get on your knee’s and beg for forgiveness
but nothing will change your dead to me
so get on your knees and beg for mercy

A memory will always remain engraved into my brain.
Your not the one I once knew and your not the idol I built.
Your just a girl who severely needs help.

So get on your knees and start to plea, but not me.
Look up into the sky while drying the tears from your eyes and ask why you do this to so many guys.

Abandoned you may be, but don’t come crying back to me.

you can get on your knee’s and beg for forgiveness
but nothing will change your dead to me
so get on your knees and beg for mercy


Lift your head and look into my eyes.
You’ll realize that my tears have dried and I no longer cry.
Get off your knee’s, your dead to me.

Poetry: So Quickly Things Change

And so quickly things change.

So quickly we Rise, So quickly we Fall.
So quickly we Love, So quickly we Hate.
So quickly we Trust, So quickly we Betray.
So quickly we See, So quickly we become Blind.
So quickly we Act, so quickly we blame.
So quickly we want, So quickly we Starve.
So quickly we Receive, So quickly we Discard.
So quickly we Attach, So quickly we Fall apart.
So quickly we Lust, So quickly we get Hurt.

So quickly things change.

Poetry: Remember in September

remember in September when the lights went out with a flicker.
remember when the moon eclipsed the sun and everything went dark.
remember when she held your hand and then let go.
remember how you fell down and there was no one around to help you off the ground.

Suddenly my world changed
nothing has been alright
everything feels so plain.
my heart will never be the same
so why don't you just come back to me
lift me up from this hole
and bring the light back home

everything can be ok
we'll just admit that we were wrong
it's been far to long
just come back home.
just come back home.

I miss you
this is just way to much
my heart is beating
I can't stop this feeling
and everything inside me is exploding
don't let this be the end
just come back to me.
just come back to me.


were not done
this isn't over
look at me
please don't leave
just come back to me.

Poetry: Here's to the Past

The past comes rolling in like a morning fog.
My heart begins to sing an old song.
It’s out of tune and out of place.
Why have I looked down these old pages?
My heart thawed and my mind ran.
These hands shake, I’ve realized my mistakes.
I won’t ever be able to go back to the past.
So much pain then and so very little relevance now. So very forgotten.
The time is now. My choices, my future lies in these shaking hands.
A picture of you burned in my mind. Out of sight and out of touch.
I wont let it fall apart again, my life is to important.
My heart will sing a new song and I’ll tune it just for you.
Will we pick up again and will you take my hand in singing this new song
for all those who will hear us.
Together a grand symphony we will create, our hearts one.
A song they sing for each other. A melody we will sleep to when in our eternal resting place.

Poetry: Always by your Side

From the moment I saw you I knew it.
I just knew it.
I just knew happy memories were on their way.
I just knew great times were on the rise.
I just knew you would make me happy.
I just knew you would be different.
I just knew you could make me smile
I just knew my life would change.
But I also knew there would be bumps.
I just knew there would be a past.
I just knew there would be others.
I just knew there would be sadness
I just knew there would be heart breakings.
I just knew there would be confusion
I just knew it would be hard to be with you.

This I do know.
That I do.
That there will be no regrets
None good or bad.
Sad or Glad.
Happy or Mad.
Confident or Jealous
Frustrated or Simple
I know.
I know you.
I know your worth the wait.
I know
I know that the end could be good or bad.
This I know.
But what I want.
This I want.
I want your friendship.
I want your love.
I want your freedom of choice.
I want your well being.
I want your Happiness.
But Above all.
Above all I want this.
This I want you to have.
I want you to take my word.
My word that I will never leave.
My word that I will always just be.
My word that I will keep trying to please.
My word that I will always stay by you.
My word that I will beg on my knees.
My word that I will do all this to make you smile.

When you smile I smile.
When you cry I cry.
When your sad I hurt.
When you die, so will I.
Always by your side.

Poetry: Tonight We Dream

The moon light shines through the seems
piercing deep into my dreams.
Deep in my slumber your face is what I see.
Our life is what I dream.
My fears are what I see.
My hopes are what I live.
I’ll hold you through the night
My grip will be tight
My hands holding yours
known only to you and no other.

This moment we share
a memory so sacred
a feeling so comfortable
a life time we share
a dream we create.

This night we sleep in each others embrace
we know only each other
and this comfort.

Tomorrow we wake
I stare into your eyes
What I see is happiness
and what I feel is no mistake
This feelings cannot be replaced
shared only with you.
You will leave but tonight I will dream
and again I will see your face
and our lives we will live again.