Three Minutes Silence Today

Would you stop if you were caught in the rain? What if your were cooking and the siren blew, what would you do? I can imagine all the things that people may find themselves doing. We were preparing from early morning for this show unity in respect of these young ladies who tragically lost their lives but there was more for me. For the first time in my life I felt like all Bajans whether they participated with silence or prayers, were think about the same all at once and then I remember when we come in our numbers. A thought, what were the two thieves doing during the silence?


 

Three Minutes Silence Today

 

The sirens will sound 20 secs and then we

Have three minutes silence in unity

Radio will alert people far and near

Each to stop what they are doing, to prepare

Earlier I read a facebook post, what would you do

 

Making your way through drenching rains and the sirens blew?

I knew from the early warnings so I would have made sure

No plans for outside, I was staying indoor   

Under the unlikely circumstance that I was caught

Then I would’ve bowed, clasped hands and to the knees dropped

Earnestly prayed thanks for God’s precious rain

Show God my remorsefulness of this tragedy once again

 

Share with Him my concerns that the criminals be

In custody soon to be punished for this cruelty

Lots can be said in three minutes time

Everyone in Bim unified because of this crime

Now the untimely cruel deaths have a legacy

Created a greater awareness for better Codes in the country

Extinguishers, emergency training and escape routes

 

There will be greater alertness and little doubts

Our businesses will handle such an attack again

Diabolical, destructive deed with devastating disdain

And so where ever I am, I can firmly say

Yes, I shall be on the knees at the siren waiting to pray

 

 

 

 

 

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  • 10 Sep 2010, 8:23 PM Wy wrote:
    I was on the bus when the time came, and i must say I was proud of the response, the driver parked the bus and reminded the people of the time, and told them they could be silent or pray or what ever it is they wanted to remember the girls, most people bowed their heads and closed their eyes, the whole bus was practically silent.
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