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.