When you turn the desperate from your doors
When you drown out their voices
When you snatch even the smallest hard-earned victories from the people who need it most
Remember them.
 
When you claim to hear their cries but never listen
When you “take back” what never should have been yours
When you refuse to dig the truth out of lies
Remember them.
 
When you allow the world to burn because it isn’t “yours”
When you see the floods carry your neighbors away from your high place of safety
When you beat others for scraps because you need to “take care of your own”
Remember them.
 
When you let your cousins be dragged away
When you watch your siblings die and still look the other away
When you turn in your own children to be executed
Remember them.
 
And when you are left with no one to be your scapegoat
When you look in desperation to the empty seats you sacrificed
When you plead to be spared by those you thought would never come for you
Remember us.