Noise Is Not Funny

𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 Autism, Poem February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 1 Minute

I still can’t rest,
Until I’ve got this off my chest,

But the creaking of floorboards above me,
Is making me so stressed;

Now I’m aware, how my reaction to it,
Is dependent upon my mental state,
—Intensive exercise used to help with this,
Although it had a half-life, then,
And the benefit would abate;

But this is a problem of unseen disturbances;
—Sensory events that you do not see coming;

Another example would be somebody else vacuuming,
Which is a bad enough noise in itself,
But when whose timing is unknown and also punctuated,
Is horrifying and exhausting;

And when the heavy-set guy above me,
Starts moving around with absolute suddenty,
It’s an explosion of noise,
A staccato ignition,

Coming completely unexpectedly,
And demanding my full attention;

My body, reacting to danger;
Suffuses with instant stress,
And my ever-shortening fuse,
Leads to ever-worsening temper.

And I barely have any hearing in my left ear…
So it’s somewhat ironic and confusing,
That I remain so sensitive to sound,
—Though, having said that,
My right ear is hypersensitive,
So, conceivably,
It’s also a problem of directionality.

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Published by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐

I write poems which are mental health-themed, creative or humourous :). Within mental health I write a lot about: ADHD, OCD, anxiety, autism, emotional trauma— usually with an optimistic slant. My goals for my blog are to give myself a therapeutic, creative outlet whilst also being able to connect with and relate to other people. View all posts by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐

Published February 4, 2020February 5, 2020

7 thoughts on “Noise Is Not Funny”

Halbarbera says:

February 4, 2020 at 8:46 pm

Reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe’s, The Tell-Tail Heart.

His was Below
your’s is Above
and a creak
your
disturbing
heart
be!

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1. 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏 🧬 says:
  
  February 5, 2020 at 8:14 pm
  
  Haha! 😀, seems your mind connects to disparate memories and bits of information like mine.
  
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Margie says:

February 5, 2020 at 12:03 am

Wonderfully expressed, Robin.
I feel for you!

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1. 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏 🧬 says:
  
  February 5, 2020 at 8:11 pm
  
  Thanks Margie!! 🤗
  
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Puzzles of the Soul says:

February 5, 2020 at 11:44 am

I understand when there is noise sometimes I have directionly problem of knowing where it is coming from and yet I can hear what others cannot. Noise urgh, construction of houses or appartments build so they are invasive.

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1. 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏 🧬 says:
  
  February 5, 2020 at 8:00 pm
  
  Hi Puzzles, yes that sounds like me! I once stayed with a friend in Hong Kong who lived in a tower next to another one whose foundations were just being constructed— the noisiest part of the whole process! I was jet-lagged and couldn’t sleep at night, and that noise during the day…oh man!! Even distant building noise is so disturbing, with the repetitiveness and jarringness of it.
  
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2. 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏 🧬 says:
  
  February 5, 2020 at 8:00 pm
  
  Thanks a lot for commenting 💙🙂
  
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