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

First they came for the Africans

and I did not speak out

because I was not an African.

 

Then they came for the homosexuals

and I did not speak out

because I was not a homosexual.

 

Then they came for the immigrants

and I did not speak out

because I was not an immigrant.

 

Now when will they come for me

because I was too busy or too apathetic

to defend my sisters and brothers?