Deafness

What I feel when in deaf and using my CI

As I move through the city,

I only feel the vibrations,

As someone shouts,

I don’t hear anything,

That is because I am deaf,

As I try to listen to someone,

I find it to be very difficult to understand if they go too fast,

As I try to read the lips of the speaker,

I cannot read at all
That is because I am deaf,

I only truly understand if they speak slowly,

I can easily read their lips if they go slowly,

If they want to talk to me,

They have to tap on me to get my attention,

And talk to me with ease.