And Another Light Flicked Off Poem by C Richard Miles

And Another Light Flicked Off



And another light flicked off
And shone out no more, silent,
Its neurone circuits broken, bent,
Filigree filament failed and fused,
All electricity supply subdued and stopped,
Just a quiet, murmuring mains hum
Of bored, bewildered bypassers
Insulated, current-free, unshocked,
Who took no notice, rushing past,
Of swift, short-circuiting, cold killer’s knife
Which flashed and flickered for itself
As life paled, plunged in darkening death:
White light replaced by ruthless red
Then noiseless, ceaseless black.

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