HOUSE ON FIRE By ... Steve Lucky

         HOUSE ON FIRE
       By ... Steve Lucky

The little boy was first to notice
What could be a deadly blaze
Near the living room window
In the middle of a smokey haze.
He ran upstairs to wake his parents
Thinking they would know what to do.
Not knowing any better, they ran back to the living room
Hoping to get a better view.
As they quickly scanned the room
For the place from which the fire came.
They discovered the source of the fire
Was also the source of their shame.
A loose wire had been left on the carpet
Where it had been smoking for hours.
Eventually a fire started
From a spark with electricity fueling its powers.
Grabbing their son they ran next door
Where they could fulfill their main desire.
They called the fire department who quickly came
And put out the house on fire.

Copyright 2001, Steve Lucky