Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

The Fuse Box Is In the Basement

The Fuse Box Is In the Basement

By Elton Camp

When one circuit goes out at night
It gets me in an embarrassing tight

It’s that fuse that has blown before
But to replace it, I do so abhor

The switch is at the foot of the stair
It’s pitch black in the basement there

To hunt the flashlight I never mind
It’s a thing I never am able to find

I must reach inside and fumble around
Till the basement light switch I’ve found

The bad location I silently curse
What arrangement could be worse

But down the stairs I fearfully tread
What may be inside, I loathe & dread

Logic and reason say it’ll be okay
But the heart another thing does say

Some frightful fiend lurks within
With glowing eyes and evil grin

But childish fears I have to shed
I can’t ask my wife to do it instead

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Donna Jones March 23, 2013 at 5:06 PM Great one Elton, made me smile.....Donna Elton Camp March 23, 2013 at 5:49 PM Thanks, I recall sometimes being afraid at night in my grandparents' big old house. In those days before security lights, when there was no moon out the darkness was quite intense. Elton

Anne-Lise Andresen March 23, 2013 at 11:25 AM Nice to read, Elton ! - Have a great weekend! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Elton Camp March 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM A stormy weekend in store for Alabama! Elton

Judy Konos March 23, 2013 at 11:20 AM Circuit Breakers Dawlin....Circuit Breakers....Delightful poetry...Thanks Much Elton Camp March 23, 2013 at 11:34 AM Circuit breakers in modern houses, but this one is an old, scary place that has creaking floors and stairs and has never been updated from fuse boxes--much like our actual house. Thanks for reading. Elton