Tikhanovskaya
Marc Chagall,
Cumpleanos, 1915, MOMA
To become a heroine
of her country’s cause
she was not destined
but her husband’s arrest
brought out her best.
Mother, housewife and schoolteacher
a politician not
a reluctant leader
but she rose to the moment
and became a mighty opponent.
Lukashenko is a petty despot
too long in the saddle, a zealot
his days are numbered
his end is nigh
and we all know why.
Courage is a commodity
of which most all of us would want to be
in abondance
but bravery exacts a price
and often its reward may take time to suffice.
Svetlana, you are an example
that others will surely follow
Belarus’s struggle will take time to prevail
but prevail it will
and as it does, you will be remembered still.
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