Tank Man

 

Here is a tank

Rumbling across a vast expanse

A square

 

Here is a man

White shirt

Black trousers

A shopping bag in each hand

 

He steps before the tank

Raises his hand

Palm out

Stop!

 

And the tank stops

 

Manoeuvres

The man alters his position

Manoeuvres

The man climbs onto the tank

Talks to those in the tank

 

Here are two men

Officials

They grab the man

They haul him away

 

Imprisoned?

Executed?

No Name

 

Here is a hero

A rebel

A man

 

A fleeting moment

An image of a time

And place

 

Here is a man