Holocaust

The Jewish people in Europe were content in their little towns
Fathers worked and mothers cooked, while children ran around
Until one day, fearful news of deportation spread
And this became the start of their new lives, filled with dread

The Jews moved into a smaller block, a ghetto, as they say
Where they tried slowly to return to normal life day by day
But soon, the Jews would be happy again no more
For they had no idea for themselves what the Nazis had in store

They traveled by cattle cars for many endless nights
Till they arrived at their final destination, and witnessed gruesome sights
Horrible conditions, early death, and corporal punishment awaited
In these concentration camps, where all their souls would become jaded

Daily life included little food, routine beatings, and barely any sleep
Yet not a cry was heard, not a whimper, nor a weep
For all the Jews, sanity, humanity, was now lost
Because of a tragic historic event we refer to as the Holocaust