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I
Moving to music, I sing with my silence
Mouthing words I hear in my mind
My voice, coming back, startles me
I look over my shoulder,
to see who is singing
Knowing there’s no one but me
II
Reading, she’s stuck on a word
Without speech, there is no easy answer
I write, slashing syllables, visible voice
Pulling my ear, I sign “sounds like”
to her. Molly figures it out, a high five to me
She laughs, saying ”Yes!” and reads on
III
Alone reading poems,
I slide in to a seizure
When it ends, speaking shyly,
I ask “Can you talk?”
I answer myself with a whisper, “Yes,
I can.” Almost embarrassed, I smile
IV
Speech gone for hours, finally visits
with me. I sit with my family,
Sam asks me a question
Forgetting I can speak,
I sign out the answer,
and burst into laughter
V
Newly mute on the phone, my friends
know my sounds. One tap for yes,
two meaning no, infuriation is four
Conversation confined now to yes
or no answers, their speech being tangible
taunts me. Tapping out four, I hang up
VI
In the morning, Glen says
that he loves me. My brain answers,
“I love you too”
Hearing breaths full of silence, I sigh
He whispers, “Don’t worry, I know
what you mean”
VII
Sam says his homework
just doesn’t make sense
So simple to me, unattainable
to him. Not able to speak, unable
to teach. I see his frustration,
and try to hide mine
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--Submitted by kathidy1 on 2012-07-27.
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