My World

I live in a world Where silence is the loudest voice An immense expanse of nothing That is filled with everything My Senses are heightened to extreme limits Colors are more vivid than any rainbow in paradise Taste buds exploding with each new twist of flavor Feather light touches leave a tingling path I live in a world Where communication is art Each stroke delivers a hidden message My fingers find their way through the air Gliding and soaring into meaningful shapes Motions filled with compassion and stories I live in a world Where our culture and ways are in danger Many do not understand nor want to They think they can rid the universe of us Abolish our language and history I wish for them to see the beauty in it though That we can all sail together These things may not mean much to strangers But to those who know To those who want to know And to those that will know This is the world I live in I am deaf