The crash of crystal breaking at a party Draws jeers of laughter from the self-same few Who claim, when morning comes, they never knew Of idle boasts that grew to plans more hearty, And pressed, would say from him we stood apart. We Were bold and brash but unlike those who slew The *******, and the dark skinned, and the jew, We upheld values of society. The coward hides in plain sight in a crowd And adds voice to the clamour, not as one Who acts alone, subverting evil schemes, But like as one so small, so ill endowed, That when the hardy revellers are gone, His empty life holds nothing but their dreams.