Listening to music
Just some compressed mp3′s
Neil Young would hate it
Rock-bottom gear, too
35 buck speakers and
12 dollar ear buds
But voices still cut,
Each instrument comes through to
My old ringing ears
My converters work
Just fine, thanks — digital sound
To analog joy
My smile couldn’t be
Broader, heart cracked more open,
Tears flow more freely
An age of wonders
I tell you — and terrors too
Just listen, listen