Niemöller Redux

by David Solway (August 2016)

First they built a mosque on my block, but that was OK by me

 

Then they came for the dog, but I was not particularly disturbed

 

Next they came for my driveway during Friday prayers

 

Then they came for my neighbour’s house at market-depressed prices

 

Next they began to patrol the streets and cordon off the district

 

Then they came for my Broil King, my satellite dish and my lawn mower

 

Finally they came for me but that was not a problem

since I had already converted.

 

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