She trembled at the thought of landing
on German soil
pacifying her misgivings
by picturing prominent individuals
who had resided there
like Nietzsche, Freud, Einstein
rather in vain
when realising in each case
that the end was far from pacific
Influential Nietzsche lived the latter part
of his inspiring life
losing his syphilitic mind
in an asylum for the insane
Dear Freud escaped the Nazis
in the nick of time
only to commit suicide
a year later in London
to put an end to his combat with cancer
and thus prevent it
from ravaging his mind
Mind-boggling Einstein fled
from the Nazis
to the USA
to witness his famed equation
in action
many times
Nagasaki wasn’t the last
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Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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