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Book 25 Page 32

I’m a smoke alarm

I’m a smoke alarm,

all day and night long I sniff.

To protect you and your family,

just in the slight chance if;

there is any smoke.

For where there is smoke there is fire,

and then I’ll go off.

Screaming louder than you can and higher.

And I’ll keep on screaming,

even if I have to go down with the ship.

I’ll give up my life if I have to

in my selfless role of; ‘guardianship.’

So if you haven’t got me installed,

get yourself a ‘smoke alarm,’

to keep you and your family safe

so that you don’t have to come to harm.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au  Created on 7/30/00