Departure Time

We talk with disdain of rats that leave a sinking ship. In truth do vermin, ingloriously called, feel they have to leave their homes, secret places wherein they secured their children, in cowardice? Rather, deep within the ship they are close to things that ensure strength, good service to the ship and know that they've failed. Are those that left before Hitler, with power reached, rats or prophets, mine canaries, whose acute senses knew democratic bulwarks were breeched, when an informed public is held in low repute, a person's value is ignored or for sale, police can open any door, don't set sail!