Adopted from the poem by Martin Niemoller “First They Came for the Jews” in response to the poem

“Danger of Silence”

First they came for the victims of cancer

and I did not speak out

because I was not victim of cancer.

Then they came for the homeless people.

and I did not speak out

because I was not a homeless person.

Then they came for the slaves

and I did not speak out

because I was not a slave.

Then they came for me

and there was no one left

to speak out for me.