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A Silent Laugh

Writer's picture: Kalpana SharmaKalpana Sharma

In the darkness of the world

Where I can only see

But not respond verbally

Lies my life confined to INDIVIDUALITY. .


Its a mere sense organ

For those who have it

But a treasure

For all those, who earn it.  .


I'm one amongst them

Who earn their organ

To live a life

That you all lead. .


I ain't normal like you

But neither abnormal nor a flu

Call me an exceptional gift

By God, to his special kids. .


Don't call me a burden

It kills my soul

Consider me one among yourselves

Happiness will shower in my bowl. .


I try to understand

Your gestures your play

But have you tried

To reciprocate the same way?


Every day every night

Is a silent show of eyes

Trying to convey sympathy

Mine demanding dignity. .


Sorrows and joy

Making up my heart

Don't get lighter

As no one is ready to start

The nobility of setting apart

The differences between them and my heart. .


People deny me

Curse me ,at times defy me

Smiling is the gesture

Which certainly defines me. .


I can't hear you laugh

Nor can I hear you cry

But I can understand

Your fears your smile. .


The solitude confinement

In the jail of silence

Scares my nerves down

Exempting me to regret. .


The time passes by

Like the tear from my eye

Spreading a smile

As I know , one day I'll shine. .


I like to learn

About the land and fern

More than that

About the normal human. .


It's hard to define

The life of mine

As I don't know the language

Other than signs. .


But I want to grow

Normally like my bro

And so I go to school

So as to rule

My life the way I want

Not just to kick and start. .


The teachers are nice here

Try to release me from my fear

Take me to a different world

Where my disability is no more heard. .


I gain knowledge

I learn my pledge

To overcome the disadvantage

I have unlike others instead. .


There are many like me

Who are now around me

We learn together

Try to have fun like others. .


We are slow as a tortoise

Hardworking along the pace

And as we have seen

Tortoise wins the race. .


Our willpower is our strength

We have different goals

And to gain achievement

We work with force. .


People come and go

For once feel our sorrow

When they see us laugh

Their expressions change and follow. .


A few take us for granted though

They feel it's all easy and has to go

I empathise with them

As they don't know

The value of what we want to borrow. .


Some call us useless

A few call us impaired

Many call us disabled

We call us exceptionally prepared. .


Our laugh is inaudible

But our smiles are bound

It spreads like sun rays

In the life which is profound. .


A silent laugh

A silent cry

An urge to share the feelings inside

Never ending emotions outflow

Just to show

Even we wish to grow

In a world

We all know. .

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