Second They Came

Second they came for the NPP Appointees

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a NPP Appointee

Then they came for the NDC Appointees

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a NDC Appointee

Then they came for the TUC Executives

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a TUC Executive

Then they came for the UTAG Executives

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a UTAG Executive

Then they came for some GJA Members

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a GJA Member

Then they came for some Radio Presenters

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Radio Presenter

Then they shot innocent bystanders during General Elections

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a bystander

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak for me.

This poem ‘SECOND THEY CAME’ by Magnus Naabe RexDanquah, ‘The Ghanaian’, dated Thursday, 6^th January, 2022 is a sequel to Martin Niemöller’s piece: ‘FIRST THEY CAME’.

Author: Magnus Naabe Rexdanquah

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