Douglas Polk- A Poem

Just One Day

Nazi Germany was not formed in just one day,

first truth must die,

but not before being beaten,

disfigured and mutilated,

until truth unrecognizable,

even to companions and old friends,

then buried in an unmarked grave,

among the innocent,

next laws must be abused,

attacking one group and then another,

unfair and unjust,

spreading fear and creating hate,

Nazi Germany was not formed in just one day,

but Fascism always begins the very same way,

when people ignorant and uncaring for just one day,

and truth threatened and abused,

unprotected and ignored,

for just one day.