who are you
when the tide comes in
filled with hate
filled with fear
seeking to drown
the least of these
who live alongside us?
who are you?
do you dive in
swim against the current
pulling who you can
to safe harbours?
do you shout
with preternatural power
against the grasping waves
and seek to tear down
the engines behind the horror?

or do you stand helpless
run, and hide in the dark
until these dark waters
have drowned the world
leaving it vacant and voiceless
silent and soulless
just like you?