What happened to the Tinanmen Tank Man perhaps only the Chinese Authorities do know <br />The brave one who stared down the tanks of a powerful Nation in time back two decades ago <br />He stood on the pathway of the huge tanks dancing and swinging his shopping bags above his head <br />In his eyes the look of sheer courage against all odds he did not show any dread. <br /> <br />Like his identity what happened to him is a mystery and as a mystery will remain <br />But the story of his act of defiance will be retold again and again <br />A story of unbeatable courage from the massascre of Tinanmen Square <br />To the oppressed of the world a true hero people like him to say the least rare. <br /> <br />His act of courage of the highest order to the Tank Man Tango Dance has given rise <br />In an act of defiance most would see as extremely courageous though some would not see as very wise <br />Alone he stood on the pathway of the tanks a Chinese Horatius in history he will live on <br />A moment in Human History that will be remembered when most other memories to posterity will have gone. <br /> <br />For his act of marvellous courage perhaps with his life he did pay <br />The hero for Human Rights on June the fifth 1989 from Beijing from here far away <br />He will always be remembered as the Tinanmen Tank Man the story of his bravery is told on every Shore <br />A story of courage that will live for centuries if not even forever more.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-tinanmen-tank-man/
