The Lamp

The lamp provides light for most of the room, despite its size. It plugs into the wall. The lamp shade is made of a frame decorated with jewels and beads, all made of plastic. The lamp shade does not connect to the base, but instead it balances in grooves. Because of this, I am grateful the jewels and beads are plastic so they don’t shatter when I knock the lamp shade down in the dark. The lamp is activated by rotating the knob on the chord, which can be frustrating when I can’t see and am fumbling around the neck and base of it. The base shape is similar to a vase. The bottom of the base is lined with velvet so the lamp won’t leave marks on tabletops. The lamp could probably fit into my backpack or shoulder bag. Recently, I knocked the lamp over while it was on and when the lamp shade fell off the bulb hit the wall or the desk and broke the wire inside. I don’t have any replacement bulbs, so now the lamp is just for decoration. Unfortunately, it does not match the rest of my room so without its function, the lamp just stands as a reminder of my clumsiness.

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