To a KODA (hearing Kid of Deaf Adult)

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Open Poetry #30

To a KODA (hearing Kid of Deaf Adult)

kaile

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since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

0 posted 2003-12-25 01:42 PM

all of three years,
you have huge black eyes,
easily your best features in your procelain face
not yet tempered by the passing of time,
they have a simplistic glow to them that's captivating--eyes that only speak of goodness

yet your eyes didn't engage mine
they seemed oblivious of my presence,
fixated upon a spot which i couldn't quite fathom,
lost in another world where i couldn't tag along

are you lonely over there?
your parents' condition
entails your denial of
the chance to charm gullible elders
no easy flaunting of queer enunication
and funky word-formations for you
well-meaning adults raise eyebrows and wonder
how exactly you can be reached,
while trying hard to quash all thoughts of
"gosh, this one's different!"

i signed you the letters and voiced the alphabet,
hoping that some day your eyes might engage mine,
that you would tell me stories of your world

all in a vain attempt to combat my helplessness

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

1 posted 2003-12-25 03:00 PM

Much compassions in this portrait, kaile. Enjoyed!

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

2 posted 2003-12-25 05:15 PM

HEY, friend! O, I've missed you and your portrait writes! There are many ways to communicate. Keep the lines open, you just never know which method will be the one that will bring a response.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2003-12-26 10:01 AM

Kaile, very powerful.
Thank you for sharing some insight with us.

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