mason_mem

January 11, 2012

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(mvt. 1)
From Chicago to New York.
One of the fastest trains.
The crack train from New York.
From New York to Los Angeles.
Different trains every time.
From Chicago to New York.
In 1939.(Virginia)
1939(Lawrence Davis).
1940.
1941.
1941 I guess it must have been.
(mvt. 2)
1940.
On my birthday
The Germans walked-walked into Holland
Germans invaded Hungary
I was in 2nd grade
I had a teacher
A very tall man, his head was completely plastered smooth
He said, “Black Crows-
Black Crows invaded our country many years ago”
And he pointed right at me
No more school
You must go away
And she said, “Quick, go!”
And he said, “Don’t breathe”
Into the cattle wagons
And for four days and four nights
And then we went through these strange sounding names
Polish-Polish names
Lots of cattle wagons there
They were loaded with people
They shaved us
They tattooed a number on our arm
Flames going up in the sky
It was smokey
(mvt. 3)
Then the war was over
Are you sure
The war is over
Going to America
To Los Angeles
To New York
From New York to Los Angeles
One of the fastest trains
But today they’re all gone
There was one girl who had a beautiful voice
And they loved to listen to the singing,
The Germans
And when she stopped singing they said, “More more,”
and they applauded