Symbolic Forest

Wake up in the morning, gulp down a cup of tea, stumble towards the shower. I flick the bathroom light switch.

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With a flash, the bathroom light has burned out.

This is a bit of a problem, because my bathroom is basically underground. The flat is all on the one level, but it’s built into the side of a slope, so the bathroom is below street level. No windows at all. I hunted round for lightbulbs. I was sure I had a couple of spare lightbulbs kicking around. They weren’t anywhere.

I hate having to change the bathroom lightbulb, too, because it means balancing carefully on the edge of the bath and unscrewing a heavy glass cover to get at the bulb. I’m always thinking it’s going to drop to the floor and smash, probably taking me over with it.

Showering in the dark isn’t much fun either.

Keyword noise: light bulbs.