One Man's Music

is another man's
noise
the beat throbs
through my head
ache
decibels blast
through my brain
drains
thought that withers
as feeling numbs
drums
against eyes closed
to block the pain
in vain
to shut out the
pounding sound
drowns
all while fans
jig and sway
swept away
sing and scream
a din, what a sin
to call it music.

© Sylvia Goodman