the sounds of construction
of sawing and jack-hammering and pounding and machinery
that i don’t know what it’s doing
but i do know i can hear it

and though it annoys me,
i have to wonder:
does the person wielding the tool
also get unnerved
or upset
from the sounds it makes?

and if so… that’s so much worse
being up close
right next to it
instead of two doors down…

yes, i wish i didn’t have to hear these sounds
all day
for weeks

but at least
i don’t hear them
every single time i
go into work
for the rest of my
career…

so there is that!