Diary Entry: The Pianist

Monday, April 18, 2011

Dear Diary,

Today was another day of terror. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised anymore, given what I've seen. But somehow, a spark of hope remains. Everyday I pray that the German's will see the inhumanity they have caused, and everyday God ignores me. I am constantly running from place to place, trying to evade the Germans. Yesterday I was forced to flee, after a neighbor realised who I was. How long can this game of cat and mouse last? How long can I remain free? I do not know. And I don't ever wish to find out.

The Germans manage to become ever more inhumane against Jews. Just a few days ago, I saw German soldiers make captured Jews lie facedown in a row, then shot them all through the head. Who would make a fellow human go through that? I narrowly escaped the Germans by pretending to be dead. My heart was beating so fast I thought the Germans would hear it. One cannot describe that kind of terror.

Still this war goes on. And still Jews are being killed. I must maintain hope, and maybe one day God will hear my prayers.

Regards,
Wladyslaw

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