[Associated Press photo by Jeff Widener]
You stood,
representing
thousands of your
fellow students,
in your white shirt
you stood,
unflinching,
refusing to
retreat,
bringing the row
of tanks
to a halt.
You made us
cheer,
halfway round
the world,
at how one person,
when his moment
has arrived,
can stare into the face
of an oppressive
regime
and say:
No,
I will not
be moved.
You claimed
your moment.
You stepped up,
engraving
the image
forever
on my heart.
Another world away,
we watched,
we stood
with you,
and we
applauded.
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