Shocking

A muffled voice, someone talked to me as I worked.

My careless hands ignored the danger that lurked.

They closed fast on that most dangerous wire.

Oh, pain immense, electricity to set muscles on fire.

My scream echoed as I couldn't let go and couldn't run,

Body shaking as breathing halted and my life seemed done.

A scream again as a kick jarred me loose, a gasp of air.

Running into the next room, I gazed back with fearful stare

Then a burst of sparks as I howled with desperate fear.

Only a roll out of bed saved me from a death most severe.