There you sit smiling
I want to smile too
But I don’t know why you’re smiling – you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
There you sit talking
I want to talk too
But I don’t know how – you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
There you sit laughing
I want to laugh too
But I don’t know why you’re laughing – you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
There you sit confused at me
There I sit lost from understanding.
I’m sad
Now, there you sit teaching
I try to learn
But it is very slow – you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
Now, there you sit telling
I try to comprehend
But I understand very little – you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
Now, there you sit playing
I try to play too
But I play very badly - you can’t hear and I can’t speak.
Now, we try to understand
Now, we try to talk
I’m happy
I am no longer lost from understanding.
You are no longer confused with me.
Alas, I still don’t always know how
Alas, it is still very slow – but we learn together.