First, They Came For...

An Apropos Poem

First, they came for Chris Quackenbush 
And I did not speak out
Because I was busy

Then they came for Ted Reese 
And I did not speak out
Because Michael Thompson called him a liar

Then they came for Adele Amico 
And I did not speak out
Because I wanted the committee to appear united

Then they came for Bob Valenta
And I did not speak out
Because Michael Thompson told us to boo him

Then they came for Kim Reese
And I did not speak out
Because I didn’t want to create division

Then they came for Virginia Cullison
And I did not speak out
Because I did not want them to come for me

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me.