February 1, 2017.

For a few months now...

Until last night...

Once or (maybe) twice a week, it was like a single live wire, bare at the end, and one or two or three quick jabs as if the voltage was searching for a secret entrance. On occasion it was also a gentle brushing caress; an electrical tickle.

Last night, about 10 pm, falling deeper into sleep, I was yanked from the depths by a JOLT! You know that cusp when you're coming awake but you can still inhabit your minds eye. In that place I saw a mesh gridwork of bare wires, crackling; alive. In slow motion I saw it flatten, then curl, and surround; and like a jellyfish enfolding its prey, I saw it embrace my very being. As I watched the tiny copper crossroads embed themselves, I felt the Jolt. Then it released its grip, and floated (or swam) away.

Only a few seconds...

...that bespoke an eternity.