The Choice

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Poem by: Amara Selraei

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I visited a Holocaust memorial museum a few days ago and this poem came to me. I would like to say that I would choose death, but I do not know.

Submitted: May 16, 2017

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Submitted: May 16, 2017

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Should I forsake my friend?

My heart shall not rend,

Yet my life will end.

I know not...

Should my friend die?

I will ever cry,

Yet dead I won't lie.

I know not...

A choice I must make,

A path I will take,

Who shall I forsake?

I know not...

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Aurora Aurelia

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Tue, May 16th, 2017 6:35pm

Beautiful poem! Very heart touching,

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Wed, May 17th, 2017 8:35am

Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked it.

jaylisbeth

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Wed, May 17th, 2017 8:03am

This is such a powerful poem in its unique essence. It's short and yet intense.

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Wed, May 17th, 2017 9:02am

Thank you so much! I wanted to write a poem that was not so long that it would bore the readers but would still have a strong emotional impact.

hullabaloo22

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Wed, May 17th, 2017 1:29pm

A very strong poem, Amara. Choices so many had to make in the past, and no doubt still do! The repetition you use really accentuates the impossibility of making that decision.

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Wed, May 17th, 2017 3:40pm

Thank you so much! I have always wondered what people may have had to experience when they had to choose between their own lives and the lives of their friends.