brown sugar blues

someone gives
you a tip on how
to soften
brown sugar
by microwaving
it for a minute
or two.
it has hardened
into a block
of brown cement
or rather petrified
the second
air has touched
it. you have used
maybe one teaspoon
of it three days
ago. the microwave,
not used to such
an industrious task
blows a fuse
putting half of
your house into
the dark ages.
which makes you
throw a robe on
to go out to the shed
where the circuit
break box is.
you should put
shoes on, but
you have socks.
and you are sure
that they will protect
you from the wind
and temperatures
that hover in
the low teens.
with your flashlight
on, because it's
dark already
and it's not even
five o'clock, you
find the metal box,
prying it open
with your fingers.
you see the half limp
circuit break and flip
it back and forth
a few times for good
measure, then go back
in. your skin now
is the color blue.
instead of trying to
microwave the block
of brown sugar again,
you take it to he back
window, open the window
and throw the block
out towards the woods.
out of nowhere
you see a small brown
bear leap up
and make an astounding
catch. this makes
you happy. it is super
bowl week after all.