Some will say it is better not to know,
and yes, that would be easier in some ways.
The sun is shining; I am out walking in the hills;
this never happened.
It is true that when the full extent of the terror is made public,
many will feel that their lives have been turned upside down.
That is how I feel,
and I cannot stop the tears.
And yet I still dream
of the mountains and of love and happiness.

Intimidation succeeds when we cannot speak of it openly.
Persecution flourishes in the darkness of official denial.
To stop this persecution,
the world must know that it exists. Because we have not been told,
we cannot not ask those in power
to bring the criminals responsible to justice.

We ask for sanctuary.