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11 Ways of Looking at a Lightbulb

April 23, 2023
By gracemcbro BRONZE, Springfield, Ohio
gracemcbro BRONZE, Springfield, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."- Robert Frost


Eleven Ways of Looking at a Lightbulb


Beaming in a dark city,

A lightbulb guides a path


The lightbulb from the

Stained glass lamp

Gives a comforting, warm glow

To books and bedsheets


Lightbulbs in cartoons illuminating

A fresh new idea 

Edison envisions the modern world


It can be scary when you know someone and get 

Used to being around them, 

Loving them, 

And then they just leave

As if a lightbulb went out in your soul


Life has been an uphill battle

Always barricades and challenges

It’s as if with every step

Broken pieces of lightbulbs are plunging, 

Deep within your skin

To the point of being lost


I’m glad the lightbulb is my source of light

Without it, I would be in darkness.

Drowning in my own thoughts


Without my lightbulb, I would be stuck

Not knowing what to do


The energy, voltage, and electrons

It takes to power

Lightbulbs around the city


The lightbulb is the cause

Of being afraid of the dark


The lightbulb guided me back to you, 

With the fluorescent beam of light

That matches the inside of your soul.


The author's comments:

Each line was written by another person. 11 females who included the word "Lightbulb" into their work. 


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