Don’t flush, don’t drain
my ears, Doc
then I’ll be able to hear.
I’ll hear all the chatter
in the coffee house
and won’t enjoy
my Americano in quiet.
I’ll hear the sound
of my neighbor’s stereo
or the rooster crowing
before I’m ready to wake up.
It’s better that I don’t know
what Trump is doing next
or what Bill Maher has to say
about all this political bullshit.
Don’t drain my ears, Doc.
I don’t need a hearing aid, either.
Let the wax in my ear build up.
I’m perfectly fine
living my life in the dark.
©️mft
Crow On The Wire 
Fun and good poem Mark. Serious at times too. Although nobody wants to be deaf there are times when we would rather not hear. Selective hearing?
Just have a peaceful day.
miriam
Thanks Miriam.
Great poem. I like its humorous and serious elements at the same time. Yes, as Miriam says, selecting hearing helps or, perhaps even better, having enough moments during the day to switch off from the sad and uncertain reality, getting some excercise, breathing fresh air, doing one’s favorite activities…
Spain’s president Rajoy and the oligarchy are also mini-Trumps to us. In Catalonia we only wanted to vote peacefully, to exercise our legitimate right to self-determination and we got an incredible amount of unprecedented police violence. I had a nervous breakdown afterward. First I wrote a poem about Trump and Rajoy: https://momentsbloc.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/ode-to-trumps-vanity-et-al/
Then I wrote another poem after the October 1 referendum in Catalonia: https://momentsbloc.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/when-tomorrow-comes/
I urge my readers to read Moments’ two epic poems that parallel America’s current political plight. What’s happening here is also happening abroad. Thank you Moments for sharing your poetic skills.
My pleasure.
Nice and funny…have a Good Friday 😀
You, too. Have a restful weekend. 🙂
That’s the plan😉😎