"They Will Come For You, " Poem by Denny Moonde

They said, today it's me,
Tomorrow it will be you,
I ignored them.
Yesterday, it was the other Guy:
I said nothing,
They went after the woman, brutalized her.
I remained in my cocoon; it was not me after all.
I had my freedom; theirs taken.
By all means it was fine by me.
So, I looked the other way.
They said let's stand together; united
I turned a blind eye;
Am not my brother's keeper.
"They will come for you, " someone said.
Deaf ear, I had no reason to fear.
Then I stood alone.
They needed someone to go for,
Life became tough, so I coughed.
They came for me, the quiet one.
Brutalized me;
Canned me with trumped up charges.
I cried out for help; No one came
I blamed everyone else but myself.
I helped create this tyranny;
I Failed to speak out against social injustice,
Corruption and the like vice.
And now they crush me like lice!
Speak, speak speak and speak.
Get involved, liberty is expensive
Seek not a route aggressive,
Shy not from being heard;
Speak.