They went out to have fun
Kick up their heels for awhile
Just a stress relief for some
A chance to laugh and smile
Without knowing their fate
Even how this night may end
They danced with their mate
Enjoying this time they spent
A decision to excite the crowd
With their pyrotechnics display
Soon the screaming got so loud
Many could only kneel to pray
As fire spread through the room
Like they had never seen before
Many feared they were doomed
They knew what was in store
As on the scene hero`s arrived
Pulling the victims from the fire
The ones inside who were alive
Were all beginning to tire
People trampled on the floor
Doors bolted hard and locked
Hundreds scurried to the doors
By owners some were blocked
A nation filled of shock and pain
Though only time now would tell
I pray the Lord keeps them sane
Let them forget a fire from hell
Written By Thelma Shutters 3-02-03
Dedicated to the 98 souls lost and all the victims still
in the hospitals fighting for their lives
from the nightclub fire in Rhode Island
on 2-22-3
