as an 8 year old
i walked up next to my brother
who was standing while sighting his scope
my ear was parallel
with the meat n pataytas
6" away
the percussion slapped me
blown ear drum
14 years later
a crackhead in the alley
unloaded .357 S&W revolver
right next to my right ear
as i was sitting
in the passenger seat
of the squad
after chasing him down
and recovering the handgun
i realized
my fuckin eardrum
was blown again
such an odd feeling
the 2nd time i knew
right away
i forgot where
i was going with this