Child of Israel

From Abraham and Sarah,
stars and sand,
From the forbidden golden calf,
and cracked pieces of God's word,

From desert wanderers
creating from swamp
a land of milk and honey,

From tears of blood,
trails of dust,
Ash rising from Dachau,
from Auschwitz,
from Belsen,

I am one left,
ever-haunted.

Alissa Resnick, 8th Grade