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Deaf.

December 4, 2012
By maddi krishnan SILVER, Pleasanton, California
maddi krishnan SILVER, Pleasanton, California
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Her eyes wonder the room
Searching for a safe haven
Left, right, left, right
it ticks in a repeated manner

She zooms in on her mentor's eloquent hands
They swish in a fluid motion
Like water trickling from the nozzle of a water



fountain
And gushing down a man's throat



satisfying his quenching thirst

The fingers move in a rhythmic pattern

Up, down, In, Out

They speak an altered language

hard to understand by many
But still manage to harmonize with the rest of the



mechanism

She turns around

and spots a slobbering beast
His gun-like mouth shoots a series of droplets

that rain down his chin.

His navy-blue sleeves
corrode against his rosy lips
Soaking the puddle of saliva

The sight was a normal humans nightmare

and a schizophrenics reality

The herd of animals stampede over each other



growling, running,
Like several beats of a loud snare drum
Like being seated in a deafening rock concert




Her eyes close in horror


the ghastly sounds
too much to bear

Her delicate hands graze along the side of her ear



and push a little button.

And then everything went silent.


The author's comments:
My new cousin( we are so close that she is like my sister), last week was diagnosed as being deaf. She has undergone many surgeries, but to no avail. I couldn't bare the pain, and starting writing to let my anger out. If you like this, please comment, and I'll write more!

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on Dec. 26 2012 at 6:45 pm
maddi krishnan SILVER, Pleasanton, California
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 

on Dec. 26 2012 at 6:35 pm
maddi krishnan SILVER, Pleasanton, California
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This means a lot to me! Thanks so very much! 

jennyjewjew said...
on Dec. 12 2012 at 9:59 pm
i love it! its very deep. i wanted to let you know i followed you back! hope everything is going well. i hope you do try and listen to ronald jenkees on youtube, such fun tunes :)

Karebare said...
on Dec. 10 2012 at 11:24 pm
I just love this! It's in the view of a deaf person, and so descriptive! Just very nice! A fan already!