The call would come when the time was right
Made when the Bomber was well out of sight
Five, ten or fifteen minutes to go
You had to be fast and never slow
Clearing the area a policeman’s concern
Over the years many lessons to learn
Get the people to leave or push them out
Having to cajole, scream yell or shout
A bomb with the timer ticking away
Nobody could be allowed to stay
And all the time the thought was there
The Bomber was a person who didn’t care
If the explosion were to kill or maim
A blow for the cause; just the same
Monty Alexander 10.12.95