Words Already

Which changes more most,
Tunes acting on words,
Words acting on tunes?

A couple of senior
Couples carry on
About the way that

The car you’ve driven
The past fifteen years
Appears with its dents,

And you overhear
And turn up your tunes,
To see what happens—

A candidate says,
No more chattering
About fast-food meats,

And another laughs.
Wait. Those can’t be tunes.
They’re already words.