the no voltage poems 4 of a series of 5 artificial

hey lady with the artificial hair

getting into that white station wagon

you almost make me forget 

i have no power

lord knows i have

switching and clicking switches all day

i saw a KCPL truck on my block

maybe he's there to get my hopes up

push up some wires so they work again

i say power is fragile

some storm comes around

bullies it to the ground

i'm running on some batteries

flying on airplane mode

it's hard to say in an electronic age

has my account been cleaned out

ooh we need a spark connecting us

spin the meter and watch the electricity of chemistry

i wait for the wire

i wait for the hum

watching a drop fall down

the frozen lemonade

i smuggled in from the inside

it's too hot to start a fire

too quiet to sing my favorite song

the stubble on my face

makes those weekend women swoon

i'd invite you over my friend

but this outage knows no end