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For though I have not seen your face Etched in my heart you are. Ingrained within, no common place A face in a million by far. A face in a million Yet not a statistic In courage you raised your voice. Opportunity came You shied not away You spoke, and gave each of us a choice. "Remember my face!" Your pain commanded attention. "Remember my face!" Your abuse in full comprehension. "Remember my face!" No good deed is compensation. "Remember my face... I represent a hurting generation." Nine going on ten, Your voice was heard Arrows to complacent or misguided views Your boldness and truth Silenced excuses To the call I surrender, to remember, I surely will choose.
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Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012 at 10:29 AM UTC
Girl with the Unforgotten Face
For though I have not seen your face Etched in my heart you are. Ingrained within, no common place A face in a million by far. A face in a million Yet not a statistic In courage you raised your voice. Opportunity came You shied not away You spoke, and gave each of us a choice. "Remember my face!" Your pain commanded attention. "Remember my face!" Your abuse in full comprehension. "Remember my face!" No good deed is compensation. "Remember my face... I represent a hurting generation." Nine going on ten, Your voice was heard Arrows to complacent or misguided views Your boldness and truth Silenced excuses To the call I surrender, to remember, I surely will choose.
toni-cezeal
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toni-cezeal
South African
Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012 at 10:29 AM UTC
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