Sense Sonnet - Acher

I was a Teenage P.O.W.

I was thirteen when World War II
Began and caused my life to change.
A camp my family went to,
And life was suddenly so strange.
The trappings of society,
Like schools, hobbies and social stuff
Were provided for kids like me,
But cramped and forced life was real tough.
I did not treat my parents well.
Useless and helpless they did seem.
All of us were stuck in Camp "Hell,"
In time and place a real bad dream.

For me war torn four years were these,
As American Japanese.