Duke Energy’s Critical Peak Pricing Day
. . .one thing they don’t tell you ‘bout the blues when you got ‘em
You keep on fallin’ cause there ain’t no bottom,
There ain’t no end Emmylou Harris Red Dirt Girl
I’m not supposed to use too much energy
between 2 and 8 pm. Don’t use the washer
or dryer when I can wash and dry
another day. No worries here,
I don’t have enough energy to get off
the couch much less do laundry.
These days; my plug is pulled—
not even the dog can lighten my mood.
I spiral down; grab but miss pleasant thoughts
of buddleia blooming purple by the side of the house,
fireflies drifting upwards in the evening.
I ride these days out but it takes
longer to halt my drop. Slowly, I emerge
from the darkness to admire drifting
scent of flowers, tiny spots of rising light.
Bond Street Journal/Inkwell Aug 2023
