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Official now, gone deaf
My ears are out the door
Words no longer hurt me
Speech that used to bore
They first heard my mam
Absorbed a wall of sound
Listened to words of love
From lovers that I found
Recoiled from animosity
Thrilled to airs of Mozart
Stood by when I was cruel
Inflicting a broken heart
Soaked up words of love
Tuned in to Radio One
...Wednesday 4th November 2020 10:22 am
Requiem For A Denon
In layers of strata lie the tracks of history
Archaeologists hunt for artefacts and bones
I cut off your flex and buried you with ceremony
Lamenting the demise of your dulcet tones
Sentinel moonlight lit the private interment
Your laser will exhume Miles Davis no longer
Millenia of chords traversed that plastic portal
You left me deaf, my hearing aids get stronger
...
Thursday 16th April 2020 12:57 pm
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