Can You...

Can you hear me?

I’m lost without words.

Eyes are blinking, but no one’s home.

Might not hear me with your ears, but

you hear me with my hands.

There are places,

where words cannot be said,

never written, but always seen.

Can you feel the beat?

A song that was never sung, rather

rehearsed in complete silence.

One glance. One moment.

Trickled, by the blink of an eye.

Your hopes, visions, and dreams;

constructed by imagination.

Can you interpret my silent hands?

Just listen to my story; read my tall tale.

Learn my beautiful native language.

Silence. Not a word spoken.

Speak with your hands, and

not with your mouth.

Can you speak my language?

Please, Sorry, Thank You.

Teaching the language of signing;

ASL not ESL. Wondering,

you hear what I can’t?

Can you love my silence?

Open your eyes, and

hear me speak. Because

my love is deaf.

Can you express the words I feel?

Not knowing who I am.  Peer Pressure.

Feeling at peace with oneself.

Can you understand deafness?

Struggling with my independence.

Can you … Only God can judge!