April 13, 2014

"Who Dies" (Euthanasia Germany 1939)

For a while this will be the last of the Jewish Holocaust thoughts – only for a season – cji/ork

(Prelude:
“Who Dies”
(Euthanasia)

cji
3/25/14

Determining who dies
parents asking of a child
petitioning a madman
their child useless
deformed and sick
unable to function
thus becomes a plan
first the children
then all others
unfit as an Arian
Action T-4 begun
1938 – 1945*
as a world watches
the address found
headquarters to be
first euthanasia
then a final solution!)

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“The Child”
Gerhard Herbert Kretschmar 
(20 February 1939 – 25 July 1939)

cji
3/25/14

Born with severe disabilities
parents petition the madman
unwilling or unable to care
either physically – mentally
asking their child to die
put to death out of mercy
compelling another’s action
calling it for the state/people
putting an infant to death
in a would soon found to be
without feelings of remorse
mentally – physically unable
unwilling to sacrifice a self
to give care to a child
born with severe disabilities!

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“Soon More to Die”

cji
4/13/14

Unhappy with just the few
ideas of how to further apply
all done in the broad daylight
open for the world to view
killing as a need to fulfill
seeking to improve the race
eliminating those unwanted
first deformed infants had
then the handicapped
soon the terminally ill
quickly acceptance found
the worldly looked away
unwilling to think beyond
Spencer’s law of the fittest
Darwin’s theory of evolution
soon more to die in masses!

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“Attention Gathered”

cji
4/14/14

Too many soon to know
but most without vision
forgetting all of importance
unwilling to draw attention
whispers never ever heard
too many spies all about
turning anyone-everyone
into the SS or Gestapo
learning too late wrong
soon they too disappeared
attention gathered
too many disappearing
infants just born at first
then others disabled
too late too much shown
and all too many silent!


“Full Circle”

cji
4/14/14

Going around – around
chasing one’s tail often
thinking making rounds
unwilling to see the ruts
leading back to the source
thus fooling no one at all
fear keeping eyes shut
filled with blood crazy
soon into insanity
feeling beyond reach
then accountable all
but the infants dead
the disabled as well
gone as the day past
full circle completed
catching one’s tail
going around – around!

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(Epilogue:
“Who Dies”

cji
4/14/14

Civilization dies quickly
inhumanity for thoughts
everyone passes away
first their human feelings
then blindness sets in
some think just a joke
finding killing a narcotic
as a vile film over all
who dies – generations
what may have been
death is only relief
but to be alive dead
thinking alive as well
without humanity
dies quickly civilization!)


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April 12, 2014

"Going Into the Veil"

“Going Into the Veil”

cji
4/13/14

Traversing great distances
far away from the worldly
much further away known
following Zion’s road afar
beyond the hurtful barbs
going into the veil today
apart from the worldly
into holy places shown
each Sabbath Day sought
putting away all the worldly
peace in understanding
this mortality but a wink
eternal life to be found
going into the veil afar!


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April 11, 2014

"Without Memory*"


“Without Memory*”

cji
4/12/14

Somewhere in time it’s there
what happened and to who
even written records were kept
proud and bold – arrogant
not as fancy as post-war Europe
half a world away unimportant
over 6,000,000 Chinese dead
28% of POW’s murdered
torture and rape occurred
cutting off heads – fingers
shooting helpless people
murder in the name of peace
no war – just incidents had
violations and inhumanity
treated as if without memory
murderers went fully free
hurtful feelings restless
they kept records fully
just ignored in the name
of what money can buy
as then the same today
worldly morals/values
in opposition to virtue
as then the same today!

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*This is the beginning of a series which will follow
as I’m able to endure and to remember what

others have forgotten so others may remember!

April 10, 2014

"Peculiar Calls"

“Peculiar Calls”

cji
4/11/14

Awakening in the mid-nights
drifting thoughts returning
lost in day-nightmares awake
voices calling always quiet
as if wanting only me to hear
hearing war cries screaming
wars in the past and present
trials and tribulations in time
veterans – victims – young/old
torturing peculiar calls heard
record – remind – write
let none forget ever forget
when awake or when asleep
calling me accountable
to remember them always!


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April 9, 2014

"Within - Without" (a Pearl Harbor series)

“Within – Without”

cji
4/10/14

(Prelude:

Two Privates all alone
duty on the radar post
a newly CO of a ship
sinking a small submarine
decisions made to protect
easier if grouped close
sabotage the concern
code breakers at work
yet sharing nothing
Russian trawler close
reporting nothing seen
as a war fleet passes
within – without a mind
wondering always ‘if’
slowly using hindsight!)

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“History Written”

cji
4/10/14

Always after the fact
sometimes years past
making accusations
could’ve done this
maybe have done that
never having been there
living vicariously often
pretending to be more
writing history fully
bringing conclusions
satisfying the money
which butters the bread!

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“Afterthoughts”

cji
4/10/14

Years have passed away
seeing your name in print
wondering what is thought
grandchildren to ask much
yet they did all they could
calling in their report quick
yet ignored out of hand
leading to air attack
killing 2,402 men
women – and more
afterthoughts haunting
what more could they do?

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“Afterthoughts 2”

cji
4/10/14

First day of command
called to the bridge
submarine reported
‘General Quarters’
first two shots missed
third one a clean hit
sunk the submarine
reported contact quick
0630 hours 7 Dec 1941
no action taken at all
report not even forwarded
yet first shots of WWII
taken by the USA
history reported error
‘not saying sunk same’
therefore report ignored!

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“Afterthoughts 3”

cji
4/10/14

Who knew what was happening
could anyone have guessed
the Russians surely knew
the Japanese knew as well
did the US know – they should
yet the Day of Infamy came
as America slept soundly
ships in harbor docked
awaiting Sunday Colors
0737 bombs – torpedoes
two waves of fighter planes
yet who knew and did what
who could’ve done more
what happened – once before
but only history repeats
to those who ignore history!

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“Awards Awarded*”

cji
4/10/14

15 Medal of Honor presented
10 posthumous were given
honorable men giving freely
understanding duty to others
sacrificing to serve the all
knowing of their small role
not considering the medals
for only five lived** that day
ever remembered warfare
where extracted one’s all
honored are the all found
not just those given awards!

**one of the five died 11 months
later of his wounds incurred

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“Within”

cji
4/10/14

What toll is taken by life
shaken and yet awakened
sheer horror of warfare
resting never an option
vigilance necessitated
cold, wet, dripping sweat
conditions in the extreme
within the mind the memory
never leaving – always there
within the burning of why
one survived and one died
why did they survive
could they have done more
within harrows the mind
seeking peace and rest
yet always vigilant to be!

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“Without”

cji
4/10/14

Seeing the today of sleep
playing games and drugs
ignoring history and truth
‘World War Eleven?’ what?
teachers unknowing anything
while those who do quieted
history know and repeats
how easy to work without
passing as if in a dream
many veterans concerned
yet demeaned by Congress
ridiculed by the media
calling mentally ill today
for without is seen evil
demanding a second price
to that once already paid!

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(Epilogue:

Days and nights one and same
dreams and nightmares repeat
who remembers the two PVT’s
who remembers the CO new
who even thinks of sailors
of trawlers quiet in the dark
bands playing in the morning
diplomats deceiving each other
what is really on the inside
or what dwells on the outside
within – without the mind
of a society again fast asleep?)

Copyright © 2014 – cji


April 8, 2014

"Becoming as One"

“Becoming as One”

cji
4/9/14

Commanded to become so
therefore this we must do
putting aside differences
gathering to share as one;

Thus becoming as an one
understanding inferences
blending souls as the dew
obedient to thence to know!


Copyright © 2014 – cji