A Silent Laugh

Inspired by Dr. MGR Home and School for Hearing and Speech Impaired, this is a small piece of writing that I've penned down.

Our lives are confined to our sunrise and sunset!

We’re too busy in our own lives to care about the rest!

But there’s a different world,

Where everything is as silent as an ocean,

And as deep as a thought!

 

Inspired by Dr. MGR Home and School for Hearing and Speech Impaired,

Where the student’s smile brightens the days that go,

In the flash of light that our eyes show!

 

This is an effort to convey,

Their feelings that sway,

In their hearts to say,

Even we want to lay,

Our ears on the world,

To hear and speak every word!

 

In the darkness of the world,

Where I can only see,

But not respond verbally,

Lays my life confined to INDIVIDUALITY!

 

It’s a mere sense organ,

For those who have it!

But a treasure,

For all those, who earn it!

 

I'm one amongst them,

Who earn their organ.

To live a life,

That you all lead!

 

I ain't normal like you,

But neither abnormal nor a flu!

Call me an exceptional gift,

By God, to his special kids!

Don't call me a burden!

It kills my soul!

Consider me one among yourselves!

Happiness will shower in my bowl!

 

I try to understand,

Your gestures, your play!

But have you tried,

To reciprocate the same way?

 

Every day every night,

Is a silent show of eyes,

Trying to convey sympathy,

Mine demanding dignity!

 

Sorrows and joy,

Making up my heart,

Don't get lighter,

As no one is ready to start,

The nobility of setting apart,

The differences between them and my heart!

 

People deny me,

Curse me, at times defy me!

Smiling is the gesture,

That certainly defines me!

 

I can't hear you laugh,

Nor can I hear you cry!

But I can understand,

Your fears, your smile!

 

The solitude confinement,

In the jail of silence,

Scares my nerves down,

Exempting me to regret!

 

The time passes by,

Like the tear from my eye,

Spreading a smile,

As I know, one day I'll shine!

 

I like to learn,

About the land and fern,

More than that,

About the normal human!

 

It's hard to define,

The life of mine,

As I don't know the language,

Other than signs!

 

But I want to grow,

Normally like my bro,

And so I go to school,

So as to rule,

My life the way I want,

Not just to kick and start!

 

The teachers are nice here,

Try to release me from my fear,

Take me to a different world,

Where my disability is no more heard!

 

I gain knowledge,

I learn my pledge,

To overcome the disadvantage,

I have unlike others instead!

 

There are many like me,

Who are now around me!

We learn together,

Try to have fun like others!

 

We don’t need the carousel,

For us to have fun!

There are several other ways

To commence one!

 

We love confrontation to the reality of life,

The joy of winning has always surprised,

Our emotions to up rise,

In a world touching the skies!

 

We are slow as a tortoise,

Hardworking along the pace,

And as we have seen,

Tortoise wins the race!

 

Our willpower is our strength,

We have different goals,

And to gain achievement,

We work with force!

 

Our power is within us,

We just need to realise,

The worth of our paradise!

 

We seem to be normal but there’s a volcano,

Building up inside of pain and fright,

That cools down via the heat and frown,

That paves its way by jumping down!

 

People come and go,

For once feel our sorrow,

When they see us laugh,

Their expressions change and follow!

 

A few take us for granted though,

They feel it's all easy and has to go!

I empathize with them,

As they don't know,

The value of what we want to borrow!

 

Some call us useless,

A few call us impaired,

Many call us disabled,

We call us exceptionally prepared!

 

Our laugh is inaudible,

But our smiles are bound,

It spreads like sun rays,

In the life which is profound!

 

A silent laugh,

A silent cry,

An urge to share,

The feelings inside!

Never ending emotions outflow,

Just to show,

Even we wish to grow,

In a world,

We all know!!

 

Reviews

[anne]

Extremely.......extremely beautiful...remember you are a winnner....be proud to be what you are....let people say what they want....your laugh is not at all silent...we all can hear through your vetsrs...vrry well ddone