The Jones family had a typical life,
A brother, a sister, a husband, and wife.
The parents had jobs, the kids went to school.
On weekends they often hung out at the pool.
But one summer break, 'stead of going away,
They bought a TV, the latest 4K.
With four thousand pixels and colors supreme,
Now watching real life wasn't as good as their screen.
They watched shows about cooking, sports, fast cars,
Movies, soap operas, gossip about stars,
Mystery, adventure, sit-coms, and cartoons,
Sci-fi, drama, and kid shows with balloons.
They watched every show until that dark night,
A storm cut the power and all of their light.
After a minute the power came back,
But not the TV. The screen remained black.
They all looked around in crazy confusion,
Pinching themselves to stop this illusion.
"Ohhhh, this is boring! Where is that clicker?"
They yelled at the screen, but it didn't flicker.
Upon closer inspection, the TV was fried.
"What do we do now?" the littlest cried.
Papa Jones shouted, "Let's watch the cat!"
But the cat ran away, and that ended that.
They gazed at the wall without any feeling.
They stared at the fan, spinning up on the ceiling.
They stared at a bug as it buzzed through the air.
They glared at a plant while just sitting there.
"There must be something to watch like before."
Searching the room, their eyes stopped on the floor.
A spider crawled out and for a brief pause,
They watched as the cat caught it with its claws.
But then it escaped, fled quick for its life!
Ran straight for the couch and Mr. Jones' wife.
To squash that bug flat she picked up a book,
But stopped in mid-swing and gave it a look.
She let out a laugh, implored them, "Come quick!"
And held up the book to show them a pic.
They gathered around to hear their mum read,
Forgetting TV from which they'd been freed.
