On the Knife Edge
ON THE KNIFE EDGE
City without electricity - a lost town -
Phones don’t work, internet’s down.
Food spoils in freezer, coffee can’t perk;
Traffic lights out, everybody’s a jerk.
Elevators don’t work - gotta climb, climb:
And read fast before sun-down time.
Learn to cook over a candle,
Electric can-opener? Use the handle.
Back to the stone age in a second
Life’s not as easy as you reckoned.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2011
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