Thoughts of a Deaf Child
My family knew that I was deaf When I was only three, and since then fifteen years ago Have never signed to me. I know when I'm around the house, I try and use my voice, It makes them feel more comfortable; For me, I have no choice. I try, communicate their way- Uncomfortable for me. My parents wouldn't learn sign Ashamed or apathy? I never cared about the sound of radios and bands; What hurts me most is, I never heard My parents' signing hands.
-Stephen J. Bellitz
Reprinted from Senior News, July 1991
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