speechless

having lost your voice
from singing too
long and hard
in the shower each
day, you gesture now
and write notes.
it's not such a
bad thing after all.
you've found a way
to avoid boring
conversations, and
meaningless chit
chat. you make a
hundred small cards
with the words,
i can't talk, on
them, and hand them
out like candy.
people are quite
nice and sympathetic
but quickly exhausted
with trying to
communicate with you.
you smile a lot
and nod as they
speak loudly to you,
thinking that you
are not only
speechless but
suddenly deaf
and stupid too. but
that's okay, you
understand, and
play along.