Almost
Electricity buzzes
Sixty cycles per second
Like an angry wasp
flying round my head
No, in my head
Wasps, dangerous
Move my hands. . . can't.
Swat this buzzing
Someone. . . that's me screaming
Legs and feet, wet
Can't step
Can't make it stop
Hot wire bright red to white
Snap, like a fuse, fall away
On all fours
Right calf cramped like a rock
Jerking like a Shaker Holy Spirit full
Praying like a repentent sinner
Never, never do that again
And like a saint
Oh thank you, thank you God
That I can go home to my children.
Written about a real accident that almost turned fatal.
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