Like My Father

I feel like my father, 
for I can only hear out of one ear.

He's deaf in his left ear,
while my right is currently clogged.

A virus found me,
a present for finishing the semester.

It's an odd sensation,
to only listen out of one ear.

As though half of the sound is cut off,
like a traffic detour to the same destination.

You get the message,
but it all gets directed to the good ear.

While the bad ear gets nothing,
or muffled, distorted sounds at best.

I'm lucky,
for my congestion will eventually clear.

All the ear wax will drain on it's own,
and I will be able to hear as I've always been able to.

I can only imagine what it's like,
to only be able to hear half of everything around you.