adapted from the poem by Martin Neilmoller “First They Came for the Jews” in response to the poem “danger of silence”
First they came for the immigrants
and I did not speak out
because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the special needs
and I did not speak out
because I was not special needs
Then they came for the different races
and I did not speak out
because I was not a different race
Now when will they come for me
because i was to busy or too apathetic
to defend my sisters and brothers?