I am deaf in my left ear
but it doesn't stop me from creating the story I hear
I play soundtracks in my head
to imagine a picture I hear instead
it might be the color of the sun
as it slowly rises
just above a blue horizon
a picture becomes a sound
I'm able to see if the shape is round
then I rotate this image
all around
to hear the color of a sound
I might hold this image up
or lay it down...
I keep playing the music in my head
finding the words to paint instead.