Sunday, January 2, 2011

Last Year's Rock-n-Roll

The left ear is ringing again.
It's not like sleigh bells, the doorbell,
nor a heavy tolling church bell.

It is more like constant high-
pitched feedback, a guitar amp
cranked up and gone wrong.

When I set my beer on the table
by the stage, next to the stacked speakers
at hundreds of shows, over dozens

of years, I failed to consider
this consequence.  If you were put off
by my inattention today,

I apologize.
It's not you, only last year's rock-n-roll
in my head.

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