I said I Love you.
Your mouth repeats the words back to me but
your heart did not hear my words.
When the heart is deaf, the brain can mimic but
the actions do not lie.
The placement of your hands push me away as you
say I love you.
Your eyes never leave the TV screen as you
say I love you.
Your head never raises above the morning paper as you
say I love you.
When eyes cannot meet. thoughts of the heart cannot
be exchanged.
The connection is silent; silent as deafness.
Deafness of the heart and no attempt to learn sign language.




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