Fraiku: Tinnitus

Posted on 2021-12-17 by Bartholomew Barker

Like a tuning fork
burrowing into my ears
that can’t be unheard

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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19 Responses to Fraiku: Tinnitus

  1. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2021-12-17 at 20:12

    Same. Every.Day.

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  2. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2021-12-17 at 20:19

    Yes … and that others can’t hear or understand! Pre-natal and growing up years immersed in parental cigarette smoke is the cause of mine ….

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  4. krishansen4tango's avatar krishansen4tango says:
    2021-12-17 at 23:48

    So sorry to hear this!! Hope you unhear it soon! Kris Hansen

    On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 7:40 PM Bartholomew Barker, Poet wrote:

    > Bartholomew Barker posted: ” Like a tuning forkburrowing into my earsthat > can’t be unheard ” >

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-12-19 at 01:56

    Out of great suffering comes great poetry. AND you don’t need any suffering to write well. Sending a hug.

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  6. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2022-01-25 at 12:37

    I sometimes hear a soft swishing sound. I wonder if I am developing tinnitus. I am having slight problems hearing over background noise too. I guess my hearing is pretty good for 72.
    I hope you find some relief, Bartholomew. Thanks for sharing in the lovely poem.

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