One way Train

In the falling light mothers standing gaunt and dry while the children cry. Father's seek between the old frail and week. Ushered into the car on rail, shouts and screams to no avail.
Standing sanctimonious with shimmering signs, drops the salute the clock chimes. Engines chuff steel grinds surging along definitive lines. Destination cold and bleak as all aboard do not seek.
Musket smell awaits the arrive for the many who shortly survive. Heard away like sheep to find their false sleep. Eye's now aware as they stare soon the fade and the final glare.
Their final place hidden in disgrace. The whole world now to face.
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Posted: Jul 2014
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never a distant truth

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Mizzy4
Reminds me of my visit
to Auschwitz last year !
Well said Kelvin.

Mick.
wine
ckxykelvin
Thanks Mick. Hope I can visit one day. Then maybe it would of been more complete. Appreciate it! I am new here but have allot of your awesome poems. So thanks to you for the great insight

Poetnumber1
Welcome to the corner Kevin. Enjoyed perusing your first poem here. Never had the opportunity to be on a train but I get the drift.
Joseph1112
Powerful write brother, J handshake
ckxykelvin
Thanks Joseph appreciate it friend.
ckxykelvin
Poet no. 1 you do not want to be on that train though. Thanks for commenting
123whisper
Welcome to the Poet corner wine Well done teddybear
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