A Thought, Ablaze - Dawn Ray'd

When they tried to scapegoat our brothers and sisters

When they tried to hide hatred behind a criticism of religion

When they made jokes about genocide

When they threatened ordinary people’s lives

A few of us could not allow them to create the division

We talked so much about this

That soon it turned to action

Then the actions became so big

The talking had to stop

Now silent and raging

We were finding pain

Where many had not thought to look

Every time you gave everything you had

And every time it was not enough

And every time you did things you once would not have done

Things that you were uncomfortable with before

My heart has been tormented

But broken it will never be

To be defeated and still living

Is not alive to me