i alone have escaped to tell thee:

for seven hours tonight i had no electricity; it was like being in the third world.
i guess you could say
that i can say, now, with confidence,
that i know what it's like to live in the third world.

here are some of the many things you can't do without electricity, like in the entire third world:

watch tv
check your email
run your air conditioners
run "pulled pork" in the microwave
check your email
watch a movie
tolerate those around you.
check your email;
see in the dark.

my power's back on now. i guess you could say,
i'm back. back from the third world.
i didn't have any email, but i'm used to it. see,
i guess you could say,

i live in the emotional third world.