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July 5, 2023Corpses In The Woods
A dung heap of rotting corpses:
Glazed eyes, bloodshot,
Brains split, guts spewed out
The air poisoned by the stink of corpses
A single awful cry of madness.
Oh, women in France,
Women of Germany
Regard your menfolk!
They fumble with torn hands
For the swollen bodies of their enemies,
Gestures, stiff in death, become the touch of brotherhood,
Yes, they embrace each other,
Oh, horrible embrace!
I see and see and am struck dumb
Am I a beast, a murderous dog?
Men violated
Murdered.
Ernst Toller
Ernst Toller (1893-1939) was a German playwright and poet known for his expressionist works that explored themes of political and social revolution. His most famous play, "Hinkemann," is a searing critique of German society after World War I, and Toller was an active participant in the German Revolution of 1918-1919.