Elucidating Questions

The power went out

Bang and then that silence as the electricity ceases to exist in the walls the floor the electronics

In my humanoid stupor, in the powerless house, I wandered to the kitchen

I want coffee

So I pushed the button on the coffee machine

And

Well

What do you think happened?

Hermes is laughing like a horse even though he’s more of a monkey than anyone.

There’s no power.

He reminded me.

Gently at the time but now he’s snickering about it like I’ve told a joke only he knows the punchline to

I can’t help but grin

He’s right of course we get so set in what is we don’t even realise that it’s not permanent

The power goes out and the power minded people suddenly realise how powerless they are without power

Even though it’s so obvious it doesn’t occur until it’s occured

Like when the internet is down

And you attempt to Google why the internet is down

Upon which your browser reminds you there is no internet to troubleshoot the internet

She tried to turn on the coffee machine

He thinks it’s funnier because he saw the moment I wondered if it was broken before he reminded me it wasn’t broken the electricity was.

I can’t really blame him for laughing at me.

I’m laughing at me too.