Ode to Nightjack

What dreadful news. How dare The Times. How dare the courts. I wish I had an address so that I could write to him...

What has happened to Nightjack is a lesson to us all, and a lesson in particular for me. I'm not sure I will return. How can I? How can any of us?

Dearest Nightjack, know that I am thinking of you, wherever you may be. Know that I admire your bravery and your determination. Know that I will never forget you, even though we have never met.

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

Then they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
I did not protest;
I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out for me.

Nightjack, you will be missed.

With love,
Snuffy x