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My Sign

The silent hand moves slowly with grace
then bursts with excitement and quickens the pace
Images drawn with precision in air
with energetic passion, beauty and flair
Saying so much more than the spoken word
A language of generations, never to be heard
The magnet just drew me, it all seemed to fit
Sparking powerful emotions – the flame had been lit
Just like the return to a well loved home
no longer on the outside feeling alone
No more incomprehension, struggling to see
What people are saying – I’ve now found the key
I’ve unlocked the door and found what I’d lost
I’m staying right here whatever the cost!
A new freedom of speech to express what I feel
With meaning and depth, in a language that’s real
This is what matters, now I feel I can shine
As I show to the world my language, my sign…

Geschreven door Kate Wheat, in ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place(2003) gepubliceerd door “Deaf EX-Mainstreamers’s Group”, een groep jongeren die in het horend onderwijs zaten en pas op latere leeftijd gebaren hebben geleerd, net zoals ik.