The Language of Hands
A twin tanka for the International Day of Deafblindness
Some of life's deepest conversations are never spoken.
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A hand that trembles,
Waits, shaking and uncertain
Tracing unseen words.
Speaking with no words or sight
The messages transfix me.
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Truths not seen but clear
Unmasked only by kindness
Not by spoken words
Lie long after the fingers leave.
Muted words felt, though not seen.
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Original story by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
For Mikeydred's June challenge
Mirrors of the Mind by Michelle Liew is a collection of psychological and supernatural short stories that explore the quiet unease beneath ordinary moments. These are not tales of spectacle, but of subtle fracture — where memory distorts, silence speaks, and the self is not always singular. In these stories, what is unseen often carries the greatest weight, and what lingers is not what is shown, but what is felt.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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