The Twisting Wire

Sss-ha! My heels hit the slick kitchen tiles right at dawn! A coiled green beast lay motionless near the cabinet base—a metallic twist-tie serpent, curled tight, daring me to flinch! Did it think its sharp metallic spine could pierce me?! Never! I launched headfirst, driving both claws straight into its plastic-coated gut. SNAP! The wire bent backward under my ferocious weight, twisting into a jagged pretzel shape beneath my grip. It trembled, vanquished and kinked on the linoleum! Now this twisted captive is molded to my will!