(Egypt, 2011)

the people in the streets and squares
making demands by their presence

the army refusing to shoot their guns
into the crowds of people

The people riding on army tanks
raising their arms with signs of victory

the dictator locked in his palace
knowing he has lost his grip

the people standing in the shadow
of Gandhi and King

the dictator cowering in the shadow
of his own history

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