The heat came first for the elderly,
And I didn't speak up because I wasn't elderly.

Then the heat came for the children,
And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a child.

Then the heat came for the South Asians,
And I didn't speak up because I wasn't South Asian.

Then the heat came for the farm workers,
And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a farm worker.

Then the heat came for me,
And my government said, "Some will fall by the wayside," and did nothing.