Being Today

Being in these days can be

Incredibly Traumatic — Horrible

for some

and

So, So Much a Time of

Challenging and Major

Opportunities

to Grow, to Be, for me

— Struggling in a Deepening

Horrific Tunnel

vs. Sand — slowing one’s

Momentum

in Notable,

but Not — Overwhelming Ways

— The Fog Horn

for One — I Know

is 3 inches — from

Unprotected Ears

While for Me

It Feels — like

Sound Cancelling Headphones

Creating a Real Silence

Much, if Not Most

of the Time and

— I’m not Queer

I’m not Female

I’m not Poor

I’m — generally

Full of Energy

How –

Can I Really Understand?

Hearing

Tis not the Same

as Trying — Seriously Trying

to Listen

I don’t Know

What I