The poem “one, two, three” was written by Hannah Senesh. The poem was found in her cell after her execution. It is as follows: one-two-three… eight feet long. two strides across… the rest is dark… life is a fleeting question mark. One-two-three… maybe another week. Or the next month may still find me here, but death, I feel is very near. I could have been 23 next July. I gambled on what mattered most. The dice were cast. I lost. This poem speaks about the fear and misery brought upon the Jews due to antisemitism; Not only was fear and misery brought on, but death followed a majority of those who felt the fear and misery. In the poem, Hannah states that she “could have been 23 next July”, this line is important because it helps display the theme
