At one time a power cut produced little more
Than some inconvenience; a bit of a bore
To find nothing happened on flicking the switch;
It might be a nuisance, but still nothing which
Would cause too much trouble, for candles would do
Though days might elapse till it came on anew.
When shops still had tills operated by hand,
They still could keep open with candles to stand
For the lights that weren't working; and offices too
Didn't need to have power, as today they all do.
For we're now completely dependent on power
Which must be available through every hour
Of the day and the night, without missing a beat;
If it fails normal life quickly faces defeat,
For power's today needed to charge mobile phones,
And run the equipment that everyone owns.
No shop or an office could function today,
With all electricity taken away.
We're so much more vulnerable than in the past
For our needs through the years have increased till they're vast
And if there's a cut, then the days are long gone,
When workers and others could just carry on.
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