Hi Raven,
This is a fantastic poem. The tone is slightly sinister. It grabs all the reader's attention and makes them want to read on. The poem is about a older gentleman who is going deaf, and is unable to hear a person who is approaching intending harm to him. I was wondering if the man who realize he was in danger before its too late. I read to to the last word to find out. I loved this poem. The free verse works well in this poem, and you have handled it very well. There is a wonderful rhythm here. The poem flows extremely well. It is a pleasure to read. You have used punctuation and grammar consistently in this poem. There is nothing to distract the reader from their reading pleasure. Great job.