Today, as an American, I’d like to share with you this powerful poem written by German Pastor Martin Niemöller.

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

You can read a short but concise biography of Pastor Niemöller at the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

P.S. – some good news: today I am allowed to start walking in my boot!