I am Elie Weisel by Nichole

I Am

I am a caged in animal

I wonder if I'll make it out of here alive

I hear whispers gnawing at my head like a cold gust of wind

I see victims hiding under a silent night, a silent world

I want to be with my family once again and forget this hellish experience

I am a caged in animal

I pretend to feel ok and be brave

I feel broken like shattered glass

I touch my father’s rough cold hand so tightly

I worry about my sister and the way her golden locks surround her beautiful face

I cry when I think of losing them and dying without them

I am a caged in animal

I understand I have little chance of survival

I say never give up on hope on life

I dream we will be set free, and be able to glide through the skies like the majestic eagle

I try to stand tall like a tree

I hope I will not change

I am a caged in animal