late, on the way home br I saw the engines br the rescues and police br and wondered why br br the Station Nightclub last night br a rock concert br with pyrotechnics naturally br all caught on video br as the walls and ceilings flamed br and an orderly exit br becomes desperate under the unreal advance of the flames br suddenly a panicked crush to escape br the darkening interior of hell br the heat and toxic smoke br I can't imagine br the helpless entrapment amongst tightly-packed bodies br immobile and hurt br feeling the flames coming closer br like a hungry demonic beast br dripping saliva of burning plastic br coming to devour its prey br screams of those being taken br hoping to be unconscious br to block out this nightmare br and when it came for me br to already be in a cool place br br (Written Feb 21,2003 the day after the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island which killed 100 people. Submitted Feb.20,2006 br http: en.wikipedia.orgwikiTheStationnightclubfire for more info) br br May we remember them always.