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One Man
by Chris Sorrenti
One man
One mind
One body
One kind
One country
One glory
More countries
Different story
© 1975
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03/08/2013
Author's Note: Based on the 1930s Nazi slogan: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer (One People, one Nation, one Leader).
Posted on 03/08/2013
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 03/08/13 at 10:56 PM I'm not sure what you are trying to say here to be honest. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 03/09/13 at 09:41 PM Powerfully illustrated clash of symbols.
[thought I'd keep mine short and discreet, if not sweet :] |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/09/13 at 09:58 PM I saw the swastika in Nepal in the 60's in a Buddhist connotation, not knowing before that that symbol was used by them. It was a hard thing to absorb and I realized my mind could not get away from the Nazi use of it. As to the poem, there is something about the use of the word "one" that focuses this perfectly on Hitler's single mindedness. The word "different" probably would have been totally unacceptable to him, and the use of it here clashes perfectly. |
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