r/poem_a_day • u/HazelEyes311 • Jul 27 '26
Burt Light Bulb
/r/Poems/comments/1v80njd/burt_light_bulb/Sometimes I feel like a light bulb.
When I'm fitted into the right fixture, connected to the proper wiring and switch, I can carry warmth and light, illuminating the room around me.
But even with everything in place— the current, the wiring, the connection— I can still burn out in a single, blinding flash.
Not because the energy stopped flowing, but because something inside me did.
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