As part of our Holocaust work, we looked at Martin Niemöller’s poem and we made our own poems in the same style as he did. We thought of common issues in the 21st Century and the importance of speaking out when things are wrong in the world we live in. We are proud of our poems and the teacher chose our poems we hope you like them. By Archie and Callum.
They Came
They came for the strangers.
I did nothing.
Because I don’t know them
They came for my friends.
I did nothing.
Because I was scared.
They came for my neighbours.
I did nothing.
Because it wasn’t me.
They came for my family.
I couldn’t do anything.
No one would help.
Then they came for me.
NOBODY did anything.
I was alone.
By Archie
BULLIES
Punch, Kick, Punch, Kick
Black and blue all over
We all just watched
Every day it just got worse
Every day we did nothing, afraid that would be us
By Callum
These poems are very thought-provoking. An excellent job has been done by the authors of these pieces of work. Well done.