A-r-a-c-h-n-e

memory first what

f-a-b-r-i-c  weave thread thin thick many

weave-shimmer magic

me-jaw-drop how-how-how

memory second what

people big-mouth-talk-my-face

me born deaf why

me bother deaf not

memory third what

l-o-o-m tall big

{stripe-down up-stripe-front}

look-like door magic

me want toy regular-regular play

no-no-no

w-a-r-p favorite toy

sometimes l-o-o-m weight fun too

threads slender same-same r-e-e-d-s

me-grow-up same-same

every-day me shadow-hover weave

threads sun shine-shimmer

every-day me mistake-mistake

weave g-a-p {threads-criss-cross-open}

me learn power weight {thread horizontal}

each thread even-across-all-way

back-then me meet-other deaf not

me alone weave-weave-weave

same-old same-old bore finish

me thread divide-divide color dye different-different

me mistake-mistake again

color match-match not

me learn dream plan-plan how

color which how-long {across}

pah fun why

me dream same-same prove thread

look-like paint-paint color wow

t-a-p-e-s-t-r-y small-small cute-cute

hearing people out-there

talk-talk-talk

people rich line-up

buy-buy-buy

me earn money wow

hearing men poor show-up

want force-me marry

exploit money me-have

me {shake-head-no} stubborn

me bored-death hearing exploit enough-enough

me draw l-o-o-m design new

money have pay build

l-o-o-m new big r-o-o-m

me go-go-go mountains look-at sheep

me investigate w-o-o-l quality

choose-choose between-us-between-us-between-us

agree-agree-agree them sell w-o-o-l others not

same-same other kind thread there-there-there

me dream big-big-big draw-draw figure-figure

color thread thin thick back-and-forth

t-a-p-e-s-t-r-y big first

s-k-y dark top stars constellations exact-exact

{below-that} mountain {range-to-right}

m-o-u-n-t  o-l-y-m-p-u-s {right-there}

{below-that spread-across} water {waves}

moon {waves white-white drift}

ships fish-fish {float-here-there}

people many-see big-talk-spread finish

talk-talk that spread-spread country

deaf people there-there-there flock-down

first time me see deaf sign-sign me-jaw-drop

not gesture not lipread not need {shrug}

me happy pah real friends have

me start hire-hire deaf easy explain how

work link-together cherish why

deaf  feel equal-all pah

more-more deaf people flock-down

me set-up-set-up-set-up l-o-o-m three big

me watch-supervise mistake chastise-chastise

them learn-learn oh-oh improve

me house fancy-fancy afford can

l-e-o-n-i-d-a-s deaf  husband yes but me b-o-s-s still

me earn money not him

good man himself take-care-take-care children

us-two happy children deaf why

a-l-l family sign-sign eat-eat time fun

hearing family mother-father {brush-away}

try-try force-me guilt money {shake-head-no brush-away}

sell-sell-sell good c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n agree often

people rich show-off must before bring-home

one-day old woman pop-up walk-straight-up-me

a-l-l workers deaf except one hearing

herself  mother deaf  sign can speak can also

interpret-interpret hearing people come-up-come-up

anyway old woman walk-straight-up-me that

{nose-haughty} whew but not rich

look-me-up-down strange

me-realize herself offend why

me deaf weave-weave beat hearing a-l-l

{point-her} insist show weave-weave hers

seem herself  proud her work

bring different-different few

my-eyes-roll-around colors nice p-a-t-t-e-r-n okay

clear my work champ finish

old woman demand next day what us-two compete

weave-weave best one-day only thread kind not-matter

assistants forbidden self-only herself same

l-o-o-m-s two-bring-from-opposite-directions two-set-up

people flock-around-us watch-us-from-sides

me c-o-o-l why me-know exact vision

{fingersnap-fingersnap move-shuttle-back-forth}

l-o-o-m same body mine bond-together-strong

day-draw-on {fingersnap-fingersnap move-back-forth}

me pay-attention old woman not {hands-brush-away}

me focus mine {that-all}

sun-down me-work finish

weave-weave mine s-k-y blue cloud-cloud summer day

show three children mine play-play run-around where

tree-tree o-l-i-v-e fall-fall grass

husband {legs straight-out} sleep-sleep me-put-there fun

me look old woman work-work not finish

look-like try square-square gold green gold green

boring but not-show face of-course

herself come-over look mine stand-stand look-all-over

head-turn-look-me mouth-babble-angry

interpreter come explain me-offend god

me not-understand, you god impossible

woman all-along {body-hidden-shawl} show face clear not

woman {crouch} stand-up {shawl-pull-off}

old woman not appear young strong maybe w-a-r-r-i-o-r

me a-t-h-e-n-a! you-insult-me!

not realize expect-me work-work {substandard} reputation ruin

herself  try long time weave-weave tell-herself me best

people afraid god lie-lie tell-her wonderful

herself feel-inside maybe lie-lie them

hear-hear same-old-same-old me best talent pow

me-look jaw-drop nose-oh-no finish

sorry sorry not realize you—

cut-me-off me decide you die i-n-s-e-c-t finish

her-eyes same-same fire

moment-that body mine collapse-boom

body heavy no more let-go {float-float-air}

me ghost finish me-thought me-wrong

herself not realize mistake what

not realize weave-weave s-o-u-l same-same

v-e-i-n-s mine blood thread now s-i-l-k

me small light easy float anywhere

me spin-spin-shuttle back-forth dreams

a-t-h-e-n-a dead now nothing

me-spider-weave-weave thread sew not-matter

me-teach-teach-teach children all-over

world out-there l-o-o-m ours