That's Not Power

There is a difference between being powerful and having access to power (or being granted power). Quite often, powerless individuals lean on the latter to appear the former. The excessive displays of "power" tell on them. When they can hardly sit still or be quiet for long, when almost or even anything can rile them up, when the spotlight is not on them and they rudely act out to get it back on... that is a powerless person desperate to hold on to power that they do not legitimately have. And many people can see it.