the headphone jack on my iPod is damaged – the sound only plays out of one ear.
i am plugged into my computer, hearing complete and perfect sound for the first time in weeks.
“Carol of the Bells” by George Winston
when i was a kid,
on long car trips,
i would listen to this album
feeling silly at first,
like i was trying to be too grown-up and calm,
but the music eventually took hold of me.
and i would emerge 45 minutes later, staring and
smiling vaguely off into the sky,
passing by….
