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Turn Down The Noise

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you man wearing jeans, tennis shoes and light blue hoodie, pulled up over his head, is squatting on a long, empty train or subway stop. His head is bent down so you cannot see his face. His hands cover his ears. No one else is in sight.

Provided by Writer’s Digest Poetic Asides Blog

TURN DOWN THE NOISE

I used to
think noises only
surrounded
me ~ but now?
I hear voices in my head.
Make it stop ~ but how?

04-09-2020
P. Riggs

Prompted by Poetic Asides DAY 9

(This was one of five photos available as Ekphrastic Prompts.)