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Boots

by Jane E Pearce

Whoosh-klomp
Woosh- klomp-
those boots
marching again-
shiny, stiff,
unforgiving
in their search.
Whoosh-klomp
whoosh-klomp

closer now,
almost beside him,
as he tries to blend
with the fearless faces,
head down,
on his way to Temple
on a cold '40's Saturday
in an ominous Berlin.

04/21/2002

Posted on 04/21/2002
Copyright © 2025 Jane E Pearce

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ashok Sharda on 04/24/03 at 03:17 AM

'Those boots marching again' This speaks a lot. 'shiny, stiff, unforgiving '

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 06/22/03 at 12:29 PM

Your use of the boots to signify Hitler's suppression of the Jews in Germany is not only apt but accurate. It is a very effective understatement of the situation. Makes me think of my visit to Dachau.

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