Imagine being born in 1900, a tumultuous era of strife,
At 14, World War I explodes, claiming countless lives.
The Spanish Flu strikes when you're 20, deaths reaching fifty million,
Staggering and surreal, a brutal blow to humanity's cohesion.

The Great Depression strikes at 29, causing widespread dismay,
Unemployment soars, economies crumbling in disarray.
World War II engulfs the globe, beginning when you're 39,
A second wave of devastation, a heart-rending time.

The Holocaust claims six million lives, a tragedy so profound,
75 million perish in war, anguish spreading all...