4.16.2007

Here are excerpts from Nikki Giovanni's poem, written to commemorate the lives lost in Blacksburg 2 years ago.

We are Virginia Tech.

...We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again...

We are Virginia Tech.

...We are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid. We are better than we think and not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imaginations and the possibilities. We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and through all our sadness.

We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We are Virginia Tech.

-- Nikki Giovanni