It was the duck earphones

that permanently endeared me to your soul,

bright yellow, water resistant and plastic

feathered…I saw you semi naked in a mirror, steam

driven as you changed for a party

at a fellow student’s house and I closed my eyes

quickly, snap shut, blocked my ears and

forgot to breathe until you tapped me

on the shoulders and enquired to what

I was hiding from, too old to admire

but young in heart to love you.

 

The duck earphones fitted like a glove,