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Stone 21

THE HEELS ARE TAPPING
WHERE TO WHERE TO WHAT IN?
FROM THE OLD VILNA STREETS
THEY SHIP US TO BERLIN
I NEED NOT ASK WHOSE
BUT MY HEART IS RENT
OH TELL ME SHOES THE TRUTH
WHERE WERE THE FEET SENT?
THE FEED OF THOSE BOOTS
WITH BUTTONS LIKE DEW
THE CHILD OF THOSE SLIPPERS
THE WOMAN OF THAT SHOE?
AND CHILDREN’S SHOES EVERYWHERE
WHY DON’T I SEE A CHILD?
WHY ARE THE BRIDAL SHOES THERE
NOT WORN BY THE BRIDE?
AMONG THE CHILDREN’S WORN OUT BOOTS
MY MOTHER’S SHOES SO FAIR!
SABBATH WAS THE ONLY DAY
SHE DONNED THIS FOOTWEAR 

ABRAHAM SUTZKEVER IN THE VILNA GHETTO UPON SEEING
A TRAINLOAD OF SHOES ONCE THE PROPERTY OF MURDERED
JEWS THE SHOES WERE BEING SENT TO NEEDY GERMANS IN
BERLIN.