This Tinnitus

i

This tinnitus—
its tintinnabulations
so whiningly thin.

ii

This tinnitus—
tiny and tinny and yet
so terribly loud.

iii

This tinnitus—
its flatline shrilling is so
utterly tireless.

iv

This tinnitus—
unresolvable until
the resurrection.

—Andrew Lansdown

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