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Acoustic Neuroma
He loved symphonies, and surgery
And then it started
A trivial fall, first unnoticed
He said he could hear whispers
A static sound, buzzing in his ears
It appears coded he mentioned
Wondered what was going on
May be my ears have gone dry or its wax
The local surgery found none
Prescribed some nasal drops and suggested Valsalva
Would balance the pressure in middle ear
He said he felt the cosmos moving in circles as he lied down
Out of balance, he was afraid to drive anymore
Till one day they found him swaying down the corridor
Then came the CTs and MRIs
And results of the MDT
“It is sitting close to the nerves, the size is too big”
“Can’t guarantee complete excision
And there’s risk of facial palsy, or permanent damage”
“ There are options, Radio Ablation,
Have you heard of the gamma knife?
It can cut within nanometers and the hazards are small”
He said he had to take the gamble
Couldn’t bear the slow decline
A year on I see him,
He sits in quiet solitude
And holds out a paper
Beethoven’s playing the moonlight sonata
Can you hear?
JUST ACCORDING TO YOUR STYLE
This poem is more indicative of a doctor (surgeon) than a poet who feels through the other person's heart and soul as though they were his own. I did like it but it is more medical than literary end except for the addition of Beethoven and his Sonata in the last lines the emotions do not strike the heart of the reader the way the poet had overtaken the doctor while composing the poem. And who can hear anybody playing the Moonlight Sonata from a piece of paper let alone a man who has been left alone by one and all he knew and loved?
Muhammad Naveed Ahmed.
Pen name:Emmenay.
Yahoo email ID:Ambitious7
Initials: M.N. Ahmed.