"First they came for the Mons, and I did not speak up . . . "
Excellent, Tim,
sad sad sad
but
true true true -
Thanks for writing it and posting on line.
k. m. kaung
From Tim Aye Hardy's Facebook page:
Excellent, Tim,
sad sad sad
but
true true true -
Thanks for writing it and posting on line.
k. m. kaung
From Tim Aye Hardy's Facebook page:
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First they came for the Mons,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Mon.
Then they came for the Chins,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Chin.
Then they came for the Kayahs,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Kayah.
Then they came for the Rakhines,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Rakhine.
Then they came for the Kayins,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Kayin.
Then they came for the Kachins,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Kachin.
Then they came for the Shans,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Shan.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Christians,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Christian.
Then they came for the Muslims,
and I did not speak out because I was not a Muslim.
And I did not speak out because I was Bamar Buddhist.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me.
~May peace and love embrace each and every one in Myanmar (Burma).
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Adaptation by Tim Aye Hardy
Photo of Rohingya begging to land somewhere - from Internet.
