MY D.I.Y JOB WENT AWRY!

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New Prompt:
Write something about a do-it-yourself job gone awry.

MY D.I.Y. JOB WENT AWRY!

My D.I.Y. job went awry before I finished it;
My hobby's fixing broken lamps, I don't know when to quit!
I tackled my old college lamp; it needed a socket
and cord, but then ran short of funds to fix; had to hock it!!

I got it back and noticed that its brass had lost its shine--
its once brightly gleaming sheen sought intervention devine!
I dug into the faulty wires; it needed a switch--
I put one in; expecting it to work without a hitch!

But, silly me, I was not sure how to make it work right;
I put it on and mindlessly fastened the whole thing tight,
but tight was not the answer and I stripped a small screw, right
after I had shocked myself hard--that shock caused me a fright!

I took it to professionals; my longing was to throw
it away; concede defeat--was done with D.Y.I!. No
longer was I tempted to rekindle my old lamp's glow!
The lamp shop used its expertise to make my old lamp go!