Hey There!!
Your best answer choice will be is Were.
Because You were the most important person at the time makes sense. But, If you put You was the important person at the time doesn't make sense at all... Hope This Helps!!
By ♡~Itsbrazts♡~
Answer:
My responsibility in my community was always picking up discarded trash on the side of the road. I know it's small but it really helped the people in my neighborhood. I also had to take care of the community garden. :)
The meaning of the poem shows a word "independence" which is opposite to our feelings... she used the symbol "hero" to describe what there is in people's inside(heart).