I was running down the street when it started to rain
So I took out my hearing aids.
The world quieted around me.
I kept on
running,
each foot fall
thudding through my body.
The wind
collided with my earlobes.
The sensation was
Odd
Something that I am not used to.
At last
I
got back to where I started and
put my hearing aids back in.
Sound came rushing back,
Filling my ears.
Normal.
At last.
Redwoods standing tall and strong.
sycamores with mushroom-like foliage.
Maple with their sap soon to be syrup.
Willows weeping in the new dawn light.
Cardinals singing on the branches of a oak tree
Every day
I feel like I am constantly being watched.
Judged
And looked down upon.
I know that this might not be true
But I feel the same regardless.
Because that is human nature.
As a teenager I am expected to conform.
Even though people tell you that you should be distant “stand out from the crowd” the second you do they tell you “what are you doing?”
Comments
It's always enlightening to read from the perspective of someone who lives a different life than I do, with different challenges, so thank you for that.
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