Santa Clara, CA, USA
First, they came for women,
and I said nothing, for I was a man.
Then, they came for the Blacks,
and I said nothing, for I was not Black.
Then they came for the Muslims,
and I said nothing, for I am a silent Islamophobe.
Then they came for the Chinese,
and I said nothing, for I mocked them as “Cheeni.”
Then they came for the Mexicans,
and I said nothing, for I was not Mexican.
Then they came for the Indians,
and I said nothing, for Elon was supporting and Modiji.
Then they came for the Palestinians,
and I said nothing, for I am not a Palestinian.
Then they came for the illegal immigrants,
and I said nothing, for my papers were clean.
Then they came for the H1Bs,
and I said nothing, for I already had a green card.
-- Now --
Then they came for the green card holders,
and I said nothing, for I had my US passport.
Then they came for the naturalized citizens,
and I looked around,
there were all white supremacists,
and no one spoke out.
