First They Told Me
With special credit to Pastor Martin Niemöller.
First they told me to shelter in place
and I did not speak out
because they said it would pass;
Then they forced me to wear a mask
and I did not speak out
because they said it would make us safer;
Then they banned prayer in the house of God
and I did not speak out because …
First They Told Me
With special credit to Pastor Martin Niemöller.
First they told me to shelter in place
and I did not speak out
because they said it would pass;
Then they forced me to wear a mask
and I did not speak out
because they said it would make us safer;
Then they banned prayer in the house of God
and I did not speak out because they said singing
and congregating indoors was bad;
Then they told me and my wife and my children
to get in line for the jab, or you can no longer work,
go to school or be included in civic life;
And I did nothing
because they said it would end the virus
and we all could have our lives back.
Then I surrendered my soul for a Vax Pass,
and a chip with a Social Credit Score;
and now no man, woman or child
knows what it means to be free.