I hate bedtime
The quiet reminds me
That silence no longer exists
The background buzz of living
During the day
drowns it out
But in the dark stillness
The noise is deafening
Can you hear it?
The tinny tang of tinnitus
Like a swarm of crickets
hovering over my house
A high-pitched electric whine
That never stops
Heavy metal guitar solo
Playing me a headache
Inside my brain
Where the non-stop noise lives
Forever seems like a long time
One day at a time
Meditate it away
For a moment
Enjoying the elusive peace
That evades me.