Assaulted

I have done a good job arranging my life.

Quiet in the country,

Almost immediate removal of unwanted emails.

Lectures during meal prep, silence generally.

So when I opened my new phone to find 

Seven random notifications—

The stock exchange, the weather, the news, etc.

I felt assaulted.

And when I went outside with a box of books

And the neighbors music came clearly—

So clearly I wondered if it was my son’s music—

I felt assaulted.

Don’t impinge on my mental space! 

It’s mine!