THE ARMENIAN HOLOCAUST’S 1896 to 1915

Since prehistoric times, humans populated
The mountainous lands of Armenia
Adam and eve, in the biblical garden of Eden
Trod this land in the shadow of the Armenian highlands
And Mount Ararat towered above
Upon which Noah’s ark came to rest
Christianity was nurtured in these historic lands
Sustaining and comforting the gentle people
They lived in peace for centuries
The oldest Christian nation of the world
Until the Ottoman Empire spread
And they fell under Turkeys oppressive yoke
Churches and Cathedrals were desecrated
And the devout Christians Persecuted
Four centuries of oppression past
Until finally in utter despair
They rose up against the tyranny
To shake loose their shackles
And drive out their Muslim overloads
But hopelessly outnumbered and ill equipped
They failed to win their freedom
And the wrath of their Turkish masters
Was brought down upon their heads
With merciless efficiency they struck
Killing indiscriminately
And when the savagery ended
50,000 Armenian souls had ascended
Then 20 more years of suffering followed
When the savage allies of the Kaiser
Sent word from Istanbul
To solve their Armenian problem
A chilling phrase echoing through the years
This time their actions were unprovoked
And the butchery unprecedented
One and a half million Christian souls
Were sent heavenward by the Turkish tyrants
A solution that provided the Germans
With a template for the future
Which they would employ to great effect