Poetry free verse

Now Quiet

Now quiet,
For there is no heart that beats but for fear.
In this room and up the stairs come those men with guns,
The children are frightened and so am I.

Together we leave forced by the solders onto the train,
We hope for nothing worse.

Now quiet,
For there is no mother that doesn’t cry,
For there is no father that doesn’t worry for his children.

Now quiet,
For there is no heart that beat but for fear.
We wait for those terrible men to come back.

When we arrive,
Others are there,
I hold the children close.

I can see them,
Row by row wearing the Star of David.
I can feel it, the hatred inside for those men.
Outside row by row wearing the Star of David.

Now quiet,
The men begin to shout,
Screaming in our ears,
Making our insides rattle.

Now quiet,
As we wear the Star of David.