at the beach

that ringing in my
ear
is constant.
it's like holding an
empty sea
shell and listening
to the ocean,
the waves crashing
against the warm
sand.
the seagulls,
the buzz of the boardwalk,
the engine
of the prop
plane dragging a banner
across the blue
horizon,
reading eat at Moe's.
I am at the beach
all day
with this humming
in my ear.
it's kind of nice.