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A Silent Right by Tom Heeren Saturday, November 29, 2008 Rated "G" by the Author. Share Print Save Become a Fan This poem was written when I was at college in the late 1980s. I had an interpreter for all my classes and well, it illustrates why I needed an interpreter to help me accomplish college, of course!
THE SILENT RIGHT Deafness a gateway to a dark closet. A professor lectures but I listen to sign To come into reality. I am Deaf BUT I embrace the world of knowledge through signs. Signs unite Chaucer and Marx like brothers of a hearing world– but I use them as rich music to get me through school. My interpreter, like a faithful Saint Bernard on a cold night, tries to save me from the painful noise in the world. She ain’t sexy but smart enough to sign everything the prof says. Yet, with my hearing aids on the table I feel pleased and relaxed As my hearing sisters and brothers keep screaming like Casper the ghost and gulping beer as I lay down to a blissful sleep like the three bears.

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Reviewed by Micki Peluso	1/12/2009

Very interesting--I don't think I've seen this one before--good imagery!!It helps me to see your life through your signing. perjhaps a silent world is a little more peaceful than the noisy, stressful one of those who can't turn off the sound. Micki




Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado	11/30/2008

Excellent! :)




Reviewed by Edwin Hurdle	11/30/2008

This is an excellent poem you have written.My favorite lyric was when you said that "She aint sexy,but smart enough to sign everything the professor says".I enjoy reading this poem,take care Edwin