Monday, October 16, 2023

Unclear

My speech was rather unclear. 
 Somehow I didn’t hear 
The shimmering sounds of words 
Quite like others heard. 
 This struggle went on for years, 
Let’s say till I was eight. 
 And so I grew to hate 
Not being understood - 
Which lived on, as an inmost fear, 
Long, long afterward.

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