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Do We Take For Granted?


You know, we are lucky and blessed,
For we wake up to the sound of birds,
And take for granted things in life,
Like being able to understand words!

And the hum drum sounds of life…
Float around inside our head –
We take for granted all we have,
Everything that's been seen and said!

And pass the time of day with others,
Chit chatting as we plod along…
Not realizing how lucky we are,
As we sing along to our favourite song.

We complain of noises around,
Loud music, and dogs barking too,
We complain of all that and more,
But do we really have a clue?

…A clue as to how it might feel,
If we had no hearing at all…!
How would we know, or cope with,
Not hearing a baby cry or call!

Never knowing what the radio says,
Or the TV - blasting away!
And all night long, not comprehending,
What it is that people will say!

How does it feel to be unable to hear?
And to not know just what's being said,
Never hearing the sound of a baby cry,
Or listening to a story being read!

We take it for granted you know!
Never worrying that we won't understand!
We don't expect to be rendered deaf,
For deafness isn't something that's planned!

So when we wake of a morning,
To the sound of thedays noises ahead,
We look forward to having a chat and a laugh,
Not worrying about what's being said or unsaid!

It doesn't matter who can hear or who can't!
Because ‘we' are all okay, so do we care?
You don't worry about signing for others,
For deafness for you isn't there…

But its there for millions of others,
Not as fortunate as you and I…
For they can't hear the things we can,
Do you ever wonder, or try and understand why?

To be thrown to the wolves in the pack,
I guess it's an acceptable thing,
Thrown into the world of the hearing,
When they can't even hear a telephone ring!

We take it all for granted you know!
But can you imagine how you would feel?
To be in the hearing world, but deaf!
Does this sound so surreal?

Because it can happen, just like that,
Within the blink of an eye,
You lose your hearing, you become deaf,
And you may never even know why!

But that will give you a culture shock!
For into the world of silence you'll be,
So don't take for granted what you have today,
Be aware of deafness, just like me!

…No-one Is Immune…

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