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I wrote the text for “A Thousand Hertz” in July of 2012, a few months following a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing in my left ear.
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Did I hit the wall too hard,
plunge too far beneath,
shake the membrane loose,
or break the myelin sheath?
Can I blame the electronics,
a strange, aquatic virus.
a dearth of potassium?
No one seems to know.
At night, when I hear ringing,
I can still convince myself,
random hair cells have resounded
at a thousand hertz and below.
Yet, even then, I fear the way
they merely say goodbye,
vibrating in sympathy, short
seconds before they die.
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