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Chapter Eleven: What Now?

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So, after all is said and done what is a Holocaust survivor to do. For many, their families were murdered, homes were stolen, and former neighborhoods were unwelcoming to say the least. Immigration policies were unforgiving; who wanted “damaged goods”. Those that were fortunate to have found surviving friends or family had nothing and depended on the welfare of others, as did the thousands of orphaned children. The world had turned its back on all of them and now it was attempting to help; too little and too late for some.

What Now?

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What now
What now
I’ve no place to go
No home
I’ve lost everyone
Lost everything
There’s only me
And memories

What now
What now
Will I love again?
Don’t know how
Not sure what to feel
Not sure what to say
When I needed you
You turned away

What I saw and what I heard
the smell of hell that filled the air
The cold the dark the hunger pains
the cries for help but no one came
And numbers marched there were no names
they fed us hate we fed the flame
And all this death and all the dead
play on and on inside my head

What now
What now
I must carry on somehow
But deep inside of me lives misery
Won’t let go of me
Won’t let go of me

Time I’m told heals everything
I’ll fly again I’ll spread my wings
But when I pray my heart will fly
just ashes fill that broken sky
And as I walk towards the sun
I see their faces one by one
And when I dream I hear them cry
Remember me, Remember why!

Move on, move on, move on
Numbers marched there were no names
Please God help me
They fed us hate we fed the flame
Move on, move on, move on
And all the death and all the dead
Play on and on and on and on
Play on and on and on and on and on and on
and on and on and on and on
and on and on plays on
Plays on and on and on and on
and on and on and on
Inside my head.

What I saw and what I heard
the smell of hell that filled the air
The cold the dark the hunger pains
the cries for help but no one came

No one came
Plays on and on and on
In my head
The hate won’t stop
In my head, in my head
What now, what now
What now, what now, what now

Where are you God?
Why did you leave?
I’m all alone
I need you now God please
Forgive me

What now?
What now?
I will carry on somehow