Do look out for First They Came... On YouTube! Amazing vid! Thank you. Inspierde by Pastor Martin Niemoller.


First They Came For The Writers - By Anoymous

First The Came For The Writers.
But I didn't speak out because I was not a writer.
Then they came for the students.
But I didn't speak out because I was not a student.
Then, they came for the musicians
But I did not speak up, because I'm, not a musician
And then they, they came for the greens, the Muslims, The Trades Unionist,
Christians and the Jews, the travellers, the homosexuals, the journalists,
the artists, the teenagers in bands, the doctors, the philosophers, the economists, the
anarchists and the politicians, the nerds, the Europeans, the Americans, the
Communists, socialist, the hackers, the homeless.
But I didn't speak up , because I wasn't any of them.
And then they , came for me.
And there was no one left to speak up for me.''

--Anonymous




Poetry by ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2015-06-21 at 11:20

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Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
I'd have spoken up for you, Ken, but somewhere along the line, when they grabbed the economists, anarchists, nerds or communists, they would have found me.
2015-06-23


Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
Very good and so true.
2015-06-22



Good poem with its share of irony.:)
2015-06-21