a distant faucet

a distant faucet 

steams shower water

an unremarkable hum

constant white static

pipe bursts startles

transitory clanging

a furnace breathing fire

hammering in the

 neighboring room

a tinnitus high frequency   

the background noise

of podcasts 

of roommates grooming

of house cats purring

the added distraction-

      subtraction 

from the whole of living life 

      at its highest