Squeezed Out

As I slide into blissful unconsciousness
from the cobra squeeze
tightly wrapped around my existence
my final thought will be
if only I had tapped out
when I had the opportunity
this soon to be calamity
could have been preventable easily

All the signs
of a potential disaster situation
were staring me
right in my oblivious face

Though even if I had been
paying attention
I would not have taken
the obvious threat seriously

Pride goeth before termination