Sean Lyon

Electrical Fire

I found a woman’s skeleton inside
A socket on the wall tonight, asleep
And almost out of sight except her foot,
One sensuously rounded ankle bone.

That socket in the wall tonight’s asleep.
With head and shoulders slumped in a concave arch
And almost out of sight except her foot,
She’s like a starlet in a movie pose:

Her head and shoulders slump in a concave arch
Off screen while steam rolls through the bedroom doors.
Just like a starlet’s lurid movie pose,
Her bed’s on fire, she’s melting to the sheet

While off screen smoke rolls through the bedroom doors,
Then all is gone from sight except her foot.
Her bed caught fire, she melted with the sheet,
I found a woman’s skeleton inside.

Author Bio

Sean Lyon was born/raised in Texas and educated in Boston. He has since relocated to New York City.