Sunday, May 31, 2026

Auschwitz III-Monowitz Subcamp

I won't tell you where. You won't find it in your textbooks anyway. And if I told you, you wouldn't believe me anyway. I remember looking up at the sky when I was very little. When we left. I remember the cold air and I remember the continual smell. I remember the walk and your dedication and focus as we scurried out of there. I remember you holding my hand as we crossed through the dirt yard on the way out. It's still there. I remember my curiosity about a world I knew nothing about. It looks the same. Everything we know today reversed in time about 40 years. I remember all of the buildings and streets that we passed as we left through the city years ago. They look the same. I took a tour through the city on the bus and went by every one of them. Your hand in mine, we walked a thousand miles.
She was smiling because she was just liberated and she was looking forward to a new life.
© 2026 Bryan R. Hinton
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