I Hear Your Hand (A Deaf Poem)

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I got this from a friend and thought the poem was so beautiful. So, I thought I'd like to share that with you guys. ;)


I Hear Your Hand

We cannot hear anything at all becasue we are deaf.

Cannont hear voices,
We can only see their mouths moving,
Cannot hear our own voices,
We can only feel it in our throats.
Cannot hear laughter,
We can only see it in their faces.

Cannot hear the sound of playing,
We can only see other people play,
Cannot hear the screams,
We only see their mouths open
or the startled reactions of people
around them.

Cannot hear weeping,
We only see their tear stained cheeks.
We only see it in their scowling faces and fingers shaking up and down our face.

Cannot hear love and peace in voices of beloved ones,
We only see love and peace in their faces.

Cannot hear our names being announced,
We only know if our friends, family or interpreters informs us.

Cannot hear the beat of music,
We only feel the vibrations,

Cannot hear the wind whistling through leaves on the trees, We only see the leaves moving and the trees swawying

Cannot hear the oceans; waves beating upon shores,
We only see them crashing forward, then retreating.

Cannot hear the foot steps in the darkness,
We only feel them.

Cannot hear the hum of machines around us,
We only feel them when we place our hands upon them.

Cannot hear the televisions, We only read the words on the screen with the help of closed captions.

Cannot hear the sounds the seasons bring to us,
We only see the changes the seasons bring to us.

The list can only be endless.
Hearing people's world is filled with sounds

Our world is filled with sights and vibrations.
They think we are missing out on the sounds.

We will never hear if hearing people put their mouths to our ears and scream down into them.

But we can hear golden sound very well - SILENCE.
 
Who wrote this deaf poem? I am raised in deaf and silence. This poem is so unbelieve and reminds me of being deaf.
 
I got this from a friend and thought the poem was so beautiful. So, I thought I'd like to share that with you guys. ;)


I Hear Your Hand

We cannot hear anything at all becasue we are deaf.

Cannont hear voices,
We can only see their mouths moving,
Cannot hear our own voices,
We can only feel it in our throats.
Cannot hear laughter,
We can only see it in their faces.

Cannot hear the sound of playing,
We can only see other people play,
Cannot hear the screams,
We only see their mouths open
or the startled reactions of people
around them.

Cannot hear weeping,
We only see their tear stained cheeks.
We only see it in their scowling faces and fingers shaking up and down our face.

Cannot hear love and peace in voices of beloved ones,
We only see love and peace in their faces.

Cannot hear our names being announced,
We only know if our friends, family or interpreters informs us.

Cannot hear the beat of music,
We only feel the vibrations,

Cannot hear the wind whistling through leaves on the trees, We only see the leaves moving and the trees swawying

Cannot hear the oceans; waves beating upon shores,
We only see them crashing forward, then retreating.

Cannot hear the foot steps in the darkness,
We only feel them.

Cannot hear the hum of machines around us,
We only feel them when we place our hands upon them.

Cannot hear the televisions, We only read the words on the screen with the help of closed captions.

Cannot hear the sounds the seasons bring to us,
We only see the changes the seasons bring to us.

The list can only be endless.
Hearing people's world is filled with sounds

Our world is filled with sights and vibrations.
They think we are missing out on the sounds.

We will never hear if hearing people put their mouths to our ears and scream down into them.

But we can hear golden sound very well - SILENCE.

Wow I really like this poem... it does makes sense.. It fits all of us being deaf..

SxyPorkie
 
Hey!! I have one like that too.... it was really awsome and so true! That is who we are all....DEAF!
 
i like the poem.. but i dont identify myself as full deaf cuz i still can hear.. one day i will be full deaf then i might idenitfy myself as full deaf.. but thanks for sharing the poem with us.. so beautiful poem.. :)
 
Seen this poem before and its good to bring it up again. I loves it. ;)
 
beatiful words.....

Deaf people have a wonderful , sensitive feelings....

tell your friend to keep going.....And I wait for seeing new prose from him...
 
man nice poem makes me inspired to write one too hope you like it jolie


"deathly silent"



i was born with an mute on the morning,

yet i ve grown the silence is so deafening,

i ve been kicked and maimed yet i must stand strong,

where are my wings so i can finally fly?,

i want to hear once more only thing i have heard is silence,

my tears falls endlessly,

when will it end?,

and yet i m so glad that my soul can hear even if my body cant,

i must bring this to acceptance,

its all so unexpected,

even through i cant cry no more,

and yet i can hear my heart s mournful cry,

my echoing silence keeps me still and so strong,

be not so afraid,

stay tall and strong,

let your life s tale unfold..

the end

hope you all like this one starts with darkness but ends with light
 
Hello, I am wonder who wrote this poem I hear your hand because I want use for my paper research about Deaf person wrote poem.
 
"Cannot hear love and peace in voices of beloved ones,
We only see love and peace in their faces. "


You can feel the love from your beloved ones and that should not be forgotten.
 
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