Memory of a Smile

I was inspired to write this after I met Leon Leyson, who was the youngest survivor on Schindler's List.

Imagine a scrawny 11 year old

Living a normal life

When suddenly everyone feared him

He knew they wanted him dead

But he didn't know why

He lived in constant terror

Hunger was his companion

Within randomness of war

And chaotic insanity

Even looked evil in the eye

He met a hero

A hero with a smiling face

Standing out among all who frowned

A hero who treated him as human

Not a number

A hero whose kindness could not be drowned

And the little boy knew

When hope seemed lost

A saved memory

Of a hero

Who does his best

In the worst of times

His life was saved

And in that

So was humanity

Author's Note

There is purposely no punctuation, so please ignore that tid-bit.

Reviews

[Joe]

Beautiful poem! Thank you for entering my contest! Good luck! ~ Joe

[Crazy Cat Man]

its a pretty good poem

[fallendemonofmercy]

when humanity does come to an end, i imagine it to be something like this
then our children and their children of the world will be the soul survivors, for their one little gift - to see truth amidst chaos, and remain pure with what they see and to believe

[MIA ST. PAUL]

What Can I Say? This poem is graet! I love to read poetry and I think I'll add this one to my library. You have a true talent.

[Butterflymom]

Brillant, powerful, profound and very well done. Thank you so much for sharing this piece.
Blessings, peace, love and light to you!
Namaste,
Butterflymom