The streetlight on the corner of
8th and Harriet talks in Morse code
every Sunday night at half past eight.
Maybe it’s asking to be saved
from the blistering cold. Maybe
it has feelings for the moon
and is only trying to be noticed.
It must get lonely working
the same corner for years
and nobody bothers to return thanks.
My guess is it’s trying to communicate
with fellow streetlights
and plan an attack like the Ents
did before they went to
war on Isengard.
But then again, only in my mind
I make perfect sense. After all,
it is just a malfunctioning street light.
Feb 7, 2017
Feb 7, 2017 at 7:38 PM UTC
The streetlight on the corner of
8th and Harriet talks in Morse code
every Sunday night at half past eight.
Maybe it’s asking to be saved
from the blistering cold. Maybe
it has feelings for the moon
and is only trying to be noticed.
It must get lonely working
the same corner for years
and nobody bothers to return thanks.
My guess is it’s trying to communicate
with fellow streetlights
and plan an attack like the Ents
did before they went to
war on Isengard.
But then again, only in my mind
I make perfect sense. After all,
it is just a malfunctioning street light.
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