Kim Rodrigues Poet Prose

Whats All the Buzz

I thought it might all be in my head. The buzzing at night. The incessant buzzing sound. It was as if bees had settled in my headboard. Was it between my ears. No one talks of such things until one did and then I found out many, many people were hearing the sound. A neighbor posted and asked. Many said they have heard it for years. Plausible explanations - the wind, transformers, aliens, drones, trucks on the highway, angel’s waxing trumpets. Some say they have heard it in other states too. My eyes finally close every night after they blink and check. No monsters under the bed, scratching at the window pane, only a sound that you're afraid, when it is yours alone, that your insane. If I am, then so are they. Answer me, have you ever heard this sound as you settle in for the night and wondered like me. What did you think?!

1/9/2021

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Judy Ball January 11, 2021 at 5:44 PM I have a ringing in my ears continuously. Can't get rid of it. It's bothersome but then after awhile you get used to it. Wish it would go away. Sometimes it stops for a little while and then it comes back again. I guess it's the price I pay for living a long and sinful life. (sigh) God Bless, JB Kim Rodrigues January 11, 2021 at 7:59 PM Oh, so sorry to hear about your ears.

Victor Buhagiar January 10, 2021 at 6:27 AM If you lived near me, you'd have no peace either. My street has been earmarked for continuous flat building. ~~ Kim Rodrigues January 11, 2021 at 7:59 PM Wow!

Caren Krutsinger January 9, 2021 at 5:41 PM I would have to guess they are power lines. I hear them only when I silence myself. Is this a possibility? Your poem has primed my imagination pump. Kim Rodrigues January 9, 2021 at 5:56 PM I don’t know...

J. Summers January 9, 2021 at 7:48 AM Very interesting. I've heard your plausibles before with the exception of angel’s waxing trumpets, I like the sound of that one. For me the answer is tinnitus. Much enjoyed. Kim Rodrigues January 9, 2021 at 7:58 AM Nope! It is something that others hear at night. But thanks for that explanation. :)