Whew, Ken.
I was traveling in the now, I admit. Could have thought about those
trains back then, especially as I approached Lublin I guess. And the
last time I was there I did go to Auschwitz, which is still a
terrifying place.
Dream? More nightmare, but caught there.
Doug
On 27-Oct-05, at 7:08 AM, Ken Wolman wrote:
>
> TOTAL RECALL: THE POLISH RAILWAYS
>
> The Polish railway is a screaming air whistle
> a shriek to warn the people on the platform
> at 2 AM that another transport is rolling in.
>
> At 2 AM another transport is rolling in
> and how many on board already are dead
> smothered by weight and lack of air
>
> Smothered by weight and lack of air
> meadows and green fields are forgotten
> neighborhoods left behind are smashed
>
> Neighborhoods left behind are smashed
> even the kapos remember home, but relentless
> climb over the dead, kick the living
>
> Climb over the dead, kick the living,
> that is what we are for
> and repetition cannot write a conclusion.
>
> Ken/10-27-05
> just like that
> just because
> dream quality
> live blood
>
> --
> Kenneth Wolman
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> Was he free? Was he happy? The question is absurd:
> Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.
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>
>
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