Griffith

HATRED By David Griffith

People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Judaism was Religion, Hungarian was our heritage. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Stories about what Germans did, killing children, shooting and mass graves. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Dark side of Hungarians against Jews and pro-Germany. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Jews made to wear yellow star. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Pack up 25 Kilos – what do you take? I wanted to take something that reminded me of the good times. Broke down the front doors. Told us to get our stuff together. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. Went to the train station. Loaded in Cattle Cars. Carried out with barbarity and speed. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it On the train for five days. No food, no water. Light hit after 4 or 5 days. They were blinded. Taken to Auschwitz. Standing five in a row, Soldiers went through line and said to the right or to the left. People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it. I recognized my father, tears rolling down Last time I saw him People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it He was losing the war but would not lose the war against the Jews 4 crematories working 24 hours a day People are not born with hatred they have to acquire it

__**Rational**__ The central theme of my poem is hatred. I chose to convey this by first stating “People are not born with hatred they have to acquire It.”, then repeating this phrase after each bad thing that happened. Repeating this phrase after each barbaric action put emphasis on the hatred that fueled this genocide. Hatred alone is what fueled this genocide, which is why I focused on hatred as my theme. Without hatred, this genocide would never have occurred.