While Wiring a Socket
Burnt ozone aroma
Sparks memories of sparks.
Chiaroscuro.
Lights and darks–
Flashbulbs in my eyes
And bells in my ears;
Electric tinnitus through
Years and years.
There’s buzz-hum paralysis:
There is no shake,
There is no shudder as
The circuit closes for a heartbeat.
I lose that heartbeat
Forever.
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Comments
Apr 5 2009
Sounds like an illuminating experience, no?
Mar 24 2009
Shockingly so.
Apr 9 2009
Eh, I wouldn't recommend using sparks twice in a line. With short pieces of poetry, it isn't hard to get tired of words very quickly and multiples within a single line definitely qualify.
I like the overall idea, and I like the words you use (though again, you use some that require either specialty knowledge or a dictionary). I would also pinpoint the lines "Electric tinnitus through / Years and years.". Through years and years of what? It almost seems to stop midthought.
Hee! I do wiring/construction/repair of electric fences around my farm, and twice this summer I accidentally took 5000+ volts, once thru the forehead & out my hand and once in one hand, across my heart, out the other hand.
No permanent damage, but I'm still waiting for my mutant powers to develop.
Sounds like you've had similar experiences
Mar 24 2009
Heh. My dad's an electrician.
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