Pay The Price

I was losing my hearing, but I couldn’t afford the surgery to repair it.
So, I got financial assistance from a corporation.
Now, I can hear again, but I also hear advertising.
When I walk by a restaurant, their ad plays in my ear.
“Michael, you deserve a break today,” says the voice, calling me out by name.
I want the ads to stop, but my doctor says the cost of ad-free implants is not covered by my plan.
And under his Doctors Union contract, he can’t remove them.
So that’s why I’m here with the mirrors and the drill.
Sitting very still.

One thought on “Pay The Price”

  1. That’s brilliant! Only problem is, now word is going to get around and some executive out there will hear about it and start working on gettin’ her done. People will end up paying for all sorts of medical procedures by getting a cochlear implant along with it.

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