Sometimes I hear ringing... Ringing in my head Along with all the wails and shrieks All screeching and yowling Demanding to be heard above each other While I hear ringing... In my head. Sometimes I hear ringing... Like the sound of the Big Ben Or tick-tock of a watch I lost a long time ago. Ringing... Like the trickling and beeping of the traffic flow at Maryland bridge On a cool Thursday evening. The swishing and swashing of the semi- twisting waves Splashing on the beach During a night reign... Of soaking rain. The chirping of birds and flutter of butterflies Rustles of the tree leaves and hissing of the snake They hide below. As I cocked my head, my mental ear listening I suddenly remember that... Sometimes I hear ringing...