.
His fingers slipped in sweat
As he strived to contain the threat.
Drops ran down his brow
Restricting most of his view.
He paused to wipe his face
And, consciously braced,
Separated the wires,
Checking them with care,
Swallowing his fear.
Then, eyes shut tight
Closing out the light,
He used his knife
And sliced.
.
©DGA 26 October 2011 19:49
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27/10/2011 at 10:09 am
Dynamite 🙂
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27/10/2011 at 10:21 am
Rather him than me…! 😉
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27/10/2011 at 10:55 am
I , too, am perspiring, Denise.
What a lot of tension in just a few lines.
Great stuff!
John
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27/10/2011 at 1:01 pm
Thanks, John. 😀
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27/10/2011 at 12:32 pm
Hope the bomb was a dud.
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27/10/2011 at 1:02 pm
Or that he was an ace!
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27/10/2011 at 1:43 pm
Did it go Kaplooey?????????
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27/10/2011 at 2:09 pm
Nah, Gran, it went Kaploefff!!!!!
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27/10/2011 at 4:23 pm
Love this one Adee. Those wires could be the problems we face in life; sweat pours until they are resolved.
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28/10/2011 at 10:13 am
How true, Maxi! Thank you. 😀
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27/10/2011 at 4:33 pm
Reminds me of those bomb disposal movies, where the hero snips the right wire as the seconds click to 4,3,2,,,,snip. And the movie continues…As the plot thickens. I hope there is more of this to come as well. Great, thanks D.
Or the AC went out and he had to splice the wire to get it going again…Nah, I like the “bomb” thing.
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28/10/2011 at 10:15 am
The first scenario was in my mind, I confess. Love those movies! Thanks, Jack.
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27/10/2011 at 5:59 pm
Powerful!
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28/10/2011 at 10:16 am
Thank you so much for the visit and comment, Lafemmeroar. Hope you’ll be back.
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27/10/2011 at 8:58 pm
Bombs away! 😀
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28/10/2011 at 10:16 am
Lol! 😛
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28/10/2011 at 4:38 am
Holy moly. A moment when a steady hand is needed. Very well described. Very tense.
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28/10/2011 at 10:18 am
Thanks, Selma. I HAD to use ‘slippery fingers’… lol.
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28/10/2011 at 8:15 am
Reminds me of the collar-bomb incident we had here this year – 10-hour wait for the victim and the police – very tense, indeed
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28/10/2011 at 10:19 am
Although I love this type of movie, Bb, it is absolutely horrific when it happens in real life! I hadn’t heard of the incident you mention, but it sounds really scary!
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29/10/2011 at 2:07 pm
wow…great intensity to this adee…
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29/10/2011 at 3:50 pm
Thank you Brian. Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
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