cheap blue headphones

Headphones on, life off.

Turn up the sound 

to drown out

the deluge of my worries,

let the rhythm burn

my ears, ignore

the sting, because my

cheap blue headphones 

bring me

comfort.

Twirl the cord

around my finger,

sound circles my brain.

Shut my eyes

to feel the lyrics,

place my hands on the

sides of my

cheap blue headphones,

the ones that bring me

comfort.

The ones that can make

me feel sound

and hear color.

With my 

cheap blue headphones 

on, I find peace

in the shape of

music.

My love for my

cheap blue headphones

is arcane,

but maybe that's because

when I put them on,

the whole world melts away

until there is nobody left

but me.