.: Never Forget

Check out my Yom HaShoah Poem, Dedicated to the Six Million.

Never before have two words meant more, carried the weight of a nation, lifting us out of war.

Never again, we cry. We are the brothers and sisters, the daughters and sons of those who died.

WE are the echoes of silenced voices that scream to be heard-cries that yell: “I once lived!”

Can you hear them?

I do.

I hear them in the darkness of night, from the warmth of my bed.

I hear them-six million voices resonate in my head.

“Unto every person, there is a name.”

Tell me yours, child. Who were you when you were slain?

Tell me, so that we can share your pain.

What were your hopes? What were your dreams?

What was your life before the screams?

You need to be heard.

The world needs to know…

Tell me, child. How did you go?

"Shema Yisrael Adonai Elohainu, Adonai Echad.

Hear, Oh, Israel. The Lord is our G-d. The Lord is One.

Do not forget me.” She begs, as her prayer echoes in my head.

I swear to her that I will Never Forget.

Never forget.

I will Never Forget.

I will remember, every minute of every day.

I remember each time I pray.

I will teach it to my child, too.

Because I am proud to be a Jew.

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