The hearing world
Just does not know
To the depths of despair
Non hearing people do go
Imagine watching a TV show
And there is no sound
Then our frustration you will know
Imagine seeing people talking
With their voices turned off
And yes not a sound
Even if they coughed
The hearing world
Does not understand
The frustrations that
This aging man
Does encounter each day
As he goes through life
To communicate
With other’s and also his wife
The lives of loved ones
Also is changed
When they do not understand
When things for you are not the same
Technology is harder
Cell phones don’t work
The sound on TV must be turned up
And their ears it does hurt
An alarm clock that shakes the house
Does not shake you
Even at it’s loudest
It does not move you
A restaurant table
Or at a meeting
Their sounds
Are hard to understand
Because so many people are found
The hearing world
Will not find out
Until their hearing
Yes does go south
BY RGAI
