Ode to My Hearing Aids

Then God said

let there be sound

and divided the silence

wide enough for music

to be let in and it was a good groove

And God said

let there be overflow

sent sound in all directions

pin drops & children's laughter

phones ringing & plates clattering

and it was kind of good but too much at times

So God said

let there be volume control

let there be choice how loud life should be

and there came the power to fade

the voices, the annoyances, the noise

and that was mighty good for all the unnecessary drama

Then God said let there be surprise, startle even

at the bird's chirp, the ice maker,

the cabinet slammed shut

let there be delight

at the first calls in months

to father & best friend

and these were such good reasons for choking back tears

that God saw

the dark & the light

dangling brilliantly from each ear

and God whispered amen

then smiled when it was heard.

Credit

Author

Camisha L. Jones

Camisha L. Jones is the author of the chapbook Flare (Finishing Line Press, 2017). The recipient of a 2017 Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship from the Loft Literary Center, she currently serves as the managing director at Split This Rock and resides in Herndon, Virginia.

Date Published

03/01/2018