30.12

What is the pinging ringing dinging 
Upstairs, downstairs night or day 
Self-inflicted tinnitis I reckon 
But the bings never go away 

My microwave goes ding and ding 
When it has done whatever's in 
And if I ignore the dings when finished 
It dings each minute I can't win 

If I burn the toast, the fire alarm 
Goes beep beep beep beep beep  
Until I wave my towel at it 
Enticing it back to its beeplike sleep. 

My watch goes blick at noon each day 
The computer's ALWAYS AT IT. 
The washing machine goes cheep cheep bleep 
And the dishwasher is gleep and gleep 

Meanwhile I go bananas.
But bananas are so far quiet 
Nice to know something is right  
I never thought the sound of silence 
Would drive me bats at night