New Life in America

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Help
evil came 
destroying everything
its hands can reach
every day is a pain
every day survived a miracle
the ones I loved
were taken away
no!
I want to live!
investing sweat, blood,
life, and death
this game was being played
running away,
                  fleeing
from my native land
all my memories
everything I've owned
dropped,
given up
for one big mystery
freedom is the mystery
crossing the pond
arriving
so many other people
like ants trying to find their sand pile
it is raining
but it was raining harder before
New York!
I knew this word ever since I was born
but to associate something with it -  I've never been able
well, I guess this is it
this is my new life
but I don't feel like rejoicing
I'm as unemployed as everyone else
I'm not special
I'm back to zero
I don't understand why
Germany lost the war, Hitler didn't even lose
because he didn't care!
didn't care about anyone in his country
the people lost - not the government
there wasn't even a government
and after we lost -things were  indescribable
no one ran, but I did
I deserve something better than
no  home, no insurance, no food, no...
nothing
and I used to have all the things, 
hoping, living on,
that's can do
I am free

                          A poem by:
                         Charlena Hose
                           Julius Dengle

 

                                                summary analysis on poem:

        The peom in itself talks about our history in immigration and what it took to get to where we are today. We as individuals  struggled in coming to america. This peom says that we basically earned our freedom in any possible way. We as people arent treated the way we would like but there is always someone there to always put us down. Immigration is all around us and based on this peom it says that nothing in this world comes easy and that nothing is a given. When we come here we often seek for an opportunity and a chance at a good education for not only ourselves but also for future generations. It also says that when we come to a new place we are basically starting over and when we do get here its like  starting all over agian.Everything that we have ever owned is a big mystery to others because no one knows anything about us. Freedom isnt a given. I think its a privilage.it's saying that we have a new life but whats that with no happiness and your felt as if no one wants you and you tend to feel left out. They say we are constantly given a chance but sometimes it is just taking away we want to live but in reality we just want freedom and a chance.