Monday, 15 April 2013

Auschwitz


AUSCHWITZ

Auschwitz 11- Berkenhau was designated by Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, The Third Reich's Minister of the Interior, as the place of the ''final solution of the Jewish question in Europe''. From early 1942 to late 1944 transport trains delivered Jews to the camps' gas chambers from all over German occupied Europe.

( WIKIPEDIA )

 

The supposed answer for those sacks of souls,

the non- beings

 scum

 A worthless race

Each one devoid

Of heart and face

No reprieve

From the daily horrors

The hourly grind

The terror of each minute

Each second

Broken bodies

Broken minds

In the barracks, prisoners slept cramped together with three prisoners per wooden bunk. Toilets in the barracks consisted of a bucket, which had usually overflowed by morning. In the morning, all prisoners would be assembled outside for roll call (Appell). Standing outside for hours at roll call, whether in intense heat or below freezing temperatures, was itself a torture
 
( ABOUT.COM - 20TH CENTURY HISTORY )
 

But did they ever sleep whilst  living

Was there a moment when they could remove themselves

Their memories and the fear

Of what had been

Of what was to be

Or did the stench and rot

The Did it not

Keep them ever wakeful

Always on guard

For tomorrow and what lay beyond

 

The German physicians who ran SS and Wehrmacht medical institutions, along with medical personnel at lower levels, participated actively in carrying out Nazi extermination plans. SS physicians assigned to the concentration camps, including Auschwitz, played a special role. They conducted criminal medical experiments on prisoners and committed other acts that violated medical ethics. Having furthered the extermination program in the concentration camps, they have gone down in history as medical criminals

( JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY )

 

Did the women scream

As they wrenched away their wombs

Ensuring no more of their kind would breed

How long did they take to die

For how long did they bleed

Did the twins that were ideal candidates

Feel their sibling’s pain

As they waited their turn

Heads and limbs hacked off children

Preserved for eternity

For all to see

And agree

That it was science

 At Auschwitz there were seven buildings which were used as gas chambers. In addition two other sites were also used as gas chambers but only for a few gassing actions: the cellar block 11 in the Slammlager where the first test gassings were carried out in August 1941 and a delousing barrack at the Main Economic Area near the Slammlager, called Kanada 1, where 200 members of the Sonderkommando were killed on 23rd September 1944.

( DEATHCAMP.ORG)




( DEATHCAMP.ORG )

 

Zyklon B was the air they would breathe

Stacked high

Did fathers clamber over sons

Or push them up for freedom

Grasp blindly for the door

Sacrificing or sacrificial

Genocide at its’ finest hour

A pyramid

Of life

And then no more

 

For all enthusiasts of history but also for everyone seeking an even deeper experience we offer our Auschwitz Private Tour. This is a unique tour which allows you to have a very close look at everyday life and organisation of the world's most notorious concentration camp. We have prepared two private tour options to meet the expectations of the most demanding visitors. To compare all our tours see the chart below
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So they still trundle in on coaches

These ones offering air con

And extra comfort

And refreshments ( obviously)

For Mary and Frank

Or Nancy and Hank

And these men will shake their heads

And these women will put their jackets round them

And shiver

And nod and maybe even cry a little

And occasionally look away

 

And back at the hotel

Will be relieved

And secure

That it would never happen today


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Whatever: Nothing changes

Whatever: Nothing changes:   Growing up as I did   in the 1970’s It wasn’t all flares And   Space Hoppers And The Monkees   If you please   ...

Nothing changes



 

Growing up as I did

 in the 1970’s

It wasn’t all flares

And  Space Hoppers

And The Monkees

 If you please

 

There was hardship

There was hunger

There was scabies , there was nits

There were kids with hollowed faces

That stunk of grime

 and shit

 

The poor scraps  stood alone at school

Their true sorrow

Never learned

Pushed up to walls

Sucked  Uncle’s balls

While each blind eyes was turned


Drinking  tea with bread and marge

No coal

For us today

The candles glowed

Our breath was cold

But for us  this was the way


And 40 years have passed since then

Have our lives

Improved that much

There’s helpines, forms,

The internet

To kick us into touch

 

The powers that be still shafting us

We’ve now turned

Against each other

We’re not that snotty

Piss soaked kid

We’re the father  and the mother
 
There’s Jezza Kyle exposing us
The scum
The working class
Did Sir Jimmy fix it kids
Or like Con-Dem
Fuck your ass?

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Whatever: Mad Sad Lady

Whatever: Mad Sad Lady:     Mad Sad Lady Did it really start that way Were you ever someone other Or just what we saw today Did you ever build o...

Mad Sad Lady


 

 

Mad Sad Lady

Did it really start that way

Were you ever someone other

Or just what we saw today

Did you ever build on beaches

And paddle  in the sea

Run free in fields and forests

Falling wildly , grazing knees

 

Mad Sad Lady

Did you relish being a teen

Did you giggle with your girlfriends

Of unknown things quite obscene

Did you languish in the kissing

And the fondling  of your breasts

Did you bite your lip and look away

As his hand slid up your vest

 

Mad Sad Lady

What was your other life

Were you ever really wanted

Were you ever someone’s wife

Did you hoover in all corners

Was the dinner right on time

Did you chatter to the neighbours

White washing on the line

 

 

Mad Sad Lady

Did you see your child’s face

That tiny perfect oval

With your fingers did you trace

Did your whole soul swell with pleasure

Were bedtime stories wild and grand

Did that child feel at their safest

When holding on your hand

 

Mad Sad Lady

Have you ever wanted  more

Were you ever someone's lover

Were you ever someone's whore

Did you fuck with dark abandon

Or was the moaning just a front

Did you ever look him in the eye

As he tantalised your cunt

 

Mad Sad Lady

Did you ever do them wrong

Did you always have that feeling

That you never quite belonged

Have you loathed behind your laughter

Have you caused another harm

Have you plotted someone's downfall

Behind a smile of charm

 

Mad Sad Lady

Did you look back at those that stared

Did you hear the people’s laughter

At your clothes, your voice , your hair

Did you stop for one split second

Did you lose your inner voice

And was the world so dead against you

That it left you with no choice?

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Whatever: Man Flu

Whatever: Man Flu: Oh why when men get poorly   And the man flu's made them sick   They have to do it publically   And never miss a trick   ...

Man Flu

Oh why when men get poorly
 
And the man flu's made them sick
 
They have to do it publically
 
And never miss a trick
 
To cough and wheeze and splutter
 
And show you all their snot
 
And lie moaning on the sofa
 
So you can see just what they've got
 
They yell for soup and sympathy
 
They wail, they shriek, they moan
 
In front of anyone that's listening
 
They can't be left alone
 
As  they may  run out of tissues
 
Or their lemsips could go cold
 
They need duvets, and the heating on
 
For when the chills take hold
 
Now women on the other hand
 
Well we dont like to make a scene
 
We just try to grin and bear it
 
You all know what I mean!
 
We struggle on regardless
 
And ignore the aches and pain
 
And if we mention feeling ill
 
Our men go down again
 
But this time with a super bug
 
That's bigger, badder, worse
 
I know all you ladies out there
 
Are agreeing with my verse
 
So today I shall say nothing
 
I'll sit quietly for once
 
I'll ignore my throbbing limbs
 
And the pounding in my bonce
 
I'll go and make my own soup
 
And sit and slurp alone
 
No-one will notice that I'm ill
 
As I don't really like to moan!