Ode to a Smoke Detector

Once as I lay soundly sleeping
Came a sound so gently beeping
From the unknown, it kept creeping
Creeping from beneath the floor.

“Hark!” said I, as I did wake,
And in fear did start to shake,
“Silence now, for goodness’ sake!”
This I did the sound implore.

Still the sound went unabated
As I lay in bed and waited
For a sound it seemed was fated
To continue evermore…