I do not like an open flame
For in it there could be
A fuse of vastly more loss
Than aesthetic or even spiritual gain.

But flame for spirit is better
Than a world possessed of none
Imagine my sense of betrayal
When the toaster wanted fun
And in process headed towards burning the house down.

Bill Grace

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-toasters-and-open-flames/