I went with someone I know
to a hearing aid test.
The tester wore a mask
over her mouth
for religious reasons.
Deaf people
rely on lip reading
to make sense
of what they hear.
Inevitably the guy
was over-stressed.
His aids are useless.
They are far too loud,
and distort the sound.
I bet that management
daren't tell that tester
to take her religious stuff off.
I wonder how many
duff deaf aids lie unused.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem