Viral Listening

April 5, 2020

Lately I’ve been feeling sound in my teeth.
A sharp, chalky brittleness,
certain frequencies vibrating the roots.

This is listening in a world afraid of a virus.
A world of data-streaming
and bit-crunched Zoom meetings.

All thoughts compressed,
expressed through small speakers.
In the absence of bass frequencies,
we exist in a narrow bandwidth.