Make Sure

I remember when tea bags didnt have the little strings and square paper pieces attached to them. At least I think I do. I have this horrible habit of remembering things that didnt happen and forgetting things that did. I like to think so, at least. Candles. They slowly kill themselves to be useful. Minute by minute more and more of it melts away and is forgotten. It does its job and disappears when it can do no more. When the light flickers. When the light goes out. Why dont we care about burnt out candles, dead batteries or empty ink cartridges? Arent we all like candles? Trying so hard to do our jobs, just to waste away? You bring out christmas lights once a year. Put them on a tree or around the house and smile at them. Just as quickly you put them away. Why dont we have Christmas lights out year-round? Why dont we let ourselves smile at them all the time? Our Christmas lights have been in our living room since the winter of 2000. I still smile at them. They will stay up until they burn out and are forgotten. There are no graveyards for lights that went out suddenly. Light bulbs dont think, but they help us see, help us get our work done so maybe, just maybe when we burn out we wont be forgotten.

Dont look too closely, you'll see the wax dripping from my skin.