Now, I can listen when wearing my hearing aids.
Sometimes, I must set them on low volumes to hear voices that are too loud.
Other times, I must set each aid to high volumes when voices are too low.
I can listen now, but will I listen in the future?
Will I listen to birds singing songs?
Will I listen to airplanes flying above?
Will I listen to a baby’s cry or a child’s laugh?
Will I listen to my own voice as I speak my words from deep within me?
Now, I can only listen when wearing the hearing aids that I can afford.
I cannot afford the aids that I really need
To block loud voices and background sounds
That overpower my ability to listen.
I cry as I think of the future
And I sob with much fear
As I ask myself
How will I listen?