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We speak
two different languages:
Voice and sign…
But the language of unity,
Of compassion and friendship
remains the same.

I speak
with my lips:
Words flow with ease,
Rising and falling with pitch
Like music.
You speak
with you hands:
Words form in an intricate dance,
They rise and fall with expression
Like the tides of the sea.
And yet we both understand
The same rise and fall
Shows we both have feelings
and that we both speak
from the heart.

I listen
with my ears:
I can hear the laughter of a child
Or the music of a full orchestra
Any time I wish.
You listen
with you eyes:
You see joy in your smiling children
And you take pride when your students sign “I understand.”
And yet we both understand that the world
Is made up of so much more than noise;
We know that there is no need for pointless talking
When a simple smile can do.
We understand the value of sight and sound:
We both listen
with our hearts.

We are
Different,
You and I.
We speak two different languages.
Yet we understand
no matter where we are from
or how we communicate
the language of our hearts
is universal.