the mansion

the light
in the foyer
sizzled
and crackled
for a second
or two, before
it popped and
burned
out, it was
just one bulb,
enough to
dim the room,
but it's
twenty feet
up in the air.
almost
unreachable,
and it's
a special bulb
the kind you
have to order
online, from
china,
i hate
this house.