It's Still Life

858 Watts

something about a CT clamp
so this bit
can talk to that bit of electricity.

eh?

the old woman asks
for an explanation

while the roof
runs the refrigerator.

storage battery
99% full.

the toilet
won’t stop running.

the old woman looks
at the roof.

roof says,

not my problem.

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— from The Old Woman’s Weather

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