First They Came For …

Adapted from the poem by Martin Niemöller “First They Came for the Jews” in response to the poem “Danger of Silence”

First they came for the First Nations 

and I did not speak out 

because I was not a First nations. 

 

Then they came for the immigrants

and I did not speak out

because I was not an immigrant.

 

Then they came for the minorities

and I did not speak out 

because I was not a minority

 

Now when will they come for me

because I was too busy or too apathetic 

to defend my sisters and brothers?