He drowns the noise within 
And the noise without
With the noise from his
Headphones.

His lips move inaudibly
Reciting a litany,
A prayer with rhythm
And his head moves
In obeisance- to his 
Headphones.

He screams
Within, anger wells up-
Pain of losing
Another opportunity,
To be great- lost through his
Headphones.

The notes of life 
Bounce within,
Bob in his head
Tag at his heart,
Resonating with-the sound from his
Headphones.

While the world goes by,
He slumps back
 Lost in yesterday.
In what he missed, in
What he could have been, in
A tomorrow lost –in his 
Headphones.