A streetlight
flickers to life
at end of day
the last bedraggled
commuter sputters home
to porch-lights, digital clocks,
microwaves and television
the permanent glow
from the home computer monitors
whisper to us of comfort
and of knowledge hijacked
at humanities insistence
the impatience signified
by the streetlight
as it flickers out
at first light of day.
© Erik Hansen 2017
