Poem Analysis: Marathon Of War

Marathons in War

This poem takes place during World War II.
It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis.
She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile.

I’m running, racing nearly out of breath,
But I won’t stop, for help is closer with each step.
My family is gone, I’m not lost but I’m alone,
I wish I could go back to the place I once called home.

As the memories flood in, my heart fills with woe;
Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe.
I stop, and it all comes back in a flash,
All mixed emotions—enough to stop my mad dash.

The first sign was against my father, a successful yet humble man
Robbed, then beaten, found on the street, on his chest a metal can.
On the can, was a sign so