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The next time you're near an electric wall plug.
My advice to you is, "DON'T BE SO SMUG!"
String of Lights
David J Walker
Stretching as far back as
I can remember
A string of lights shines
(one at a time)
On each day
The wall plug energizes from
Deep within the last century
Dulling each mise-en-scène
That is numbered
As I walk down its namesake lane
The nearest shine bight
(At last fading into a distant past) as
The bulbs flicker their luster and
Vanish from sight
Her computer had a spy bug
So, she pulled it from the wall plug
She disassembles it quick
Then used a new trick
Giving the system a debug tug
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