#outage
ordinary life halts
when there’s a power outage
(especially in the country)
no shower no bath no TV no
Internet no fridge no stove no
oven no flushing no music
no reading (no lights) no dishes
no distractions - just silence
the in and out of breath
Nov 28, 2016
Nov 28, 2016 at 5:36 PM UTC
every ache in my soul is a power outage
the lights are out
the electricity fizzing
the power lines lay on my house
the walls cave in
the fridge is rotten
the humidity lingers
the sink doesn’t run
the internet is spinning
my head is spinning
my brain is spinning
every room too hot to enter
too inhospitable
every little sigh is a sweat bead
dripping and falling
crashing and burning
i keep on turning
the fan on
but it won’t work
my head is spinning
my brain is spinning
my mind is spinning
spiraling into madness
every sentence you spoke is a weapon
the heat is sizzling
the telephone poles are screeching
and i cannot put the power back on
i don’t have the power to do such a thing
i don’t have the power to do such a thing
i don’t have the power to do anything
to do anything
to do anything
show me once, how to do anything
how to do anything
how to be anything
how to be anything
how to be anyone
how to be anyone
how to turn back on
can this turn back on?
Jul 4, 2024
Jul 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM UTC