Background Music
/One summer morning
A monotonous buzzing began
In my left ear
Like a tune from a bee
A subdued sound, on and off
It did not bother me much
But when winter came
The sound turned into
A high-pitched shriek
Like from a cricket
Constant and relentless
Taking away my peace
To distract myself
I kept the radio on
The doctor told me
It was a tinnitus
Now I have accepted it
As the background music
To my life
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States