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Can You Hear The Silence?Can you hear the silence? Can you hear a sound? Can you even imagine? The noises all around! No, for there is no need for imagination, Because you can hear everything you see; But the deaf, no, they can't hear! They live in a different world from you and me! What do they think when they look around? Picturing it in my mind; I realize that they feel nothing at all, For they live in a world without any sound! Deafness isn't contagious! You can't catch it like the flu! It's just something that deaf people have, In that way, they are different from me and you! Can you ever imagine the silence? That surrounds them throughout their life! And see the wonder within them… Do you ever consider them in strife? For they can't shout for help, And they have to struggle in what they say, How frustrating is that? Can you imagine being deaf today? Do you think you can comprehend? The silence all around! No hearing, nothing at all, For the deaf can't make a sound! They can't all shout for help in trouble, Nor can some scream in fear! Because they have no hearing or voice! When a threat of harm is near! So open your eyes and look about, Tell me, do you at all care? To take the time, to learn to sign, For the deaf – for deafness is there! There for everyone, someone, who knows? But we are not all born deaf like me, Because it can happen to anyone, No-one is immune you see! So open your mind, clear your head, And learn to sign and you will see, That not only does it help the deaf, It may even help you, as it helps me! I taught myself this skill many years ago, Became a communicator for the deaf, yes, fluent sign! Before anyone knew that I would lose my hearing, And now communication will always be mine! So the benefit is not only for the deaf, but mine too! Will it be yours if you walk my walk like many others? Poetry Ad-Free Upgrades Vote for this poem
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