Never Again by Michael Rosen

We say, "Never again."
But
when people with power are pointing
in one direction
when many minds are pointing
in that direction
when the guns and bombs are pointing
in that direction 
too,
it can happen again.
It does happen again.

It can be furious and chaotic. 
It can be calm and orderly.

It can start with laws.

It can start without them.

The people who do it 
can believe

they are saving their country.

The people who do it 
can believe

that they are just getting 
their own back.

That’s why

it can happen again. 
It does happen again.

It has happened again.