LAMP CONVERSES WITH TV SET
I sit and marvel at all you
can do,
I only light up a room, but
you are full
of images, sounds, music,
drama.
News that changes minute by
minute.
I can only be dimmed or
turned off or on
as needed, I can’t entertain
or amuse.
Just a lowly convenience in
a household
taken for granted, and
easily replaced.
While humans value you
highly, watch
you daily, quickly repair
you if broken.
I sit unused while the sun
shines, only
in darkness remembered and
used.
You are more important,
cherished day
and night for education and
entertainment.
But without electricity, we
both will cease
to exist, forgotten in angry
frustration.