First they came . . .

FIRST they came for the old and frail

But I did not speak out 

Because I was healthy.

Then they came for shopkeepers and publicans

But I did not speak out

Because I used Amazon.

Then they came for the churches

But I did not speak out

Because they capitulated. 

Then they came for the healthy

But I did not speak out

Because it was ‘safe and effective’.

Then they came for the children 

But I did not speak out

Because they were spreaders.

Then they came for the unvaccinated 

But I did not speak out

Because they were dangerous. 

Then they came for my home, my car, my savings

And there was no one left to speak for me.

With acknowledgements to Pastor Martin Niemoller.