I was just laying in bed wide-eyed as usual and an idea for a story of symbolism began to take shape, so ill write it out real quick and try to go get some sleep. Here it goes...
I open up the door to my apartment and not a second too soon. It was raining out as usual. I was soaked from head to toe. Walking over to the counter I sling my bag from Target onto the surface, go to my room and throw on my PJ’s. As I return to the bag I open it and pull out some "new" GE bulb for my lamp. It’s a new apartment so I’m always finding new things for it and replacing some older unused objects that are no longer to my liking.
I thought in my head "Wow, I haven’t even thought about using this lamp in awhile." So after buying the bulb on an impulse figuring I would need/want it, I finally screwed it into place. The room lit up like the fourth of July. If you are anything like me, you would appreciate the ambiance of such a beautiful sight. Plus, It’s a GE, it should last forever right?
About 9 months go by and that bulb is still shining strong, providing me with enough light to guide me through my home and help me get things done. But one day while I was cleaning I knocked it off it’s stand. The force of it falling even pulled the plug out of the wall. For a while I couldn’t see but eventually I plugged it back in but never turned on the light in fear that it might start a fire.
A couple months went by and I finally turned on the light. It lit the room but was a little dimmer, I could tell the bulb was a bit cloudy, but decided it was enough to get the job done. I went through the next few months, going about the day with enough light, slowly recognizing that the light was getting dimmer and dimmer with every passing look. Till finally, one day, the light went out.
My apartment was pretty well lit from the street lights, so I decided just to leave the light off, I even unplugged the lamp. There’s no point having the lamp plugged in if the bulb doesn’t work. Next the electric was shut off because I decided it wasn’t worth paying.
Months later, I decided it was time to have light in my humble abode again. So first, I plugged in the lamp and got a fresh bulb. One click...nothing. Two Click... nothing. "What the hell?" I thought to myself. " I have the bulb, I have the lamp, What am I missing?" quickly I realized that there was no electricity going into the lamp let alone the bulb. So I got pissed off and knocked the lamp off the stand, this time on purpose and broke the bulb along with 3 more in the case next to it. It’s alright though, when I went to target this last time I just grabbed 4 generic bulbs because the GE didn’t get very far anyways.
About a week ago, my electric was turned back on... I finally decided to pay my bill. I’ve plugged in the lamp but still have not obtained a bulb for it yet. "I’m doing just fine with the light from outside" I think to myself, hiding the fact that I cannot see anything I’m doing. Denial is such a beautiful thing.
I woke up this sunday morning, and it was pretty dark outside. Overcast with a chance of showers is what I predicted. That asshole Tom Messner, the channel 5 weather man seemed to think the same as well. With the day off I figured I’d go to Glens Falls and do some shopping. I park in the Target parking lot and head into the mall to blow my money on meaningless things.
As I walk back into target I figured I’d grab a cart and pick up some neccesities. Aisle by aisle I go up and down picking up everything I "need", at one point I actually do the shopping cart dance move as I’m grabbing my merch. I felt really good for some reason, It’s been awhile since I felt this way.
Finally I come to the last aisle and I see some hard goods, nothing I can eat or wear. Then I see them. Light bulbs. I’ve walked by them for the past few months never thinking I wanted any but today seemed to be different. So I begin looking up and down and finally I see a "new" GE bulb. I sit there for a second and I think to myself "I have electricity again, The lamp is plugged in, I want a bulb..."
I walk outside and to my surprise the clouds have opened up enough to rain some sunshine on the day.
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