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Blog Post

Think-Hearing and Geeky

November 17, 2018

They see me signin’
SEE
They hatin’
I know they’re all thinking
I’m so think-hearing and geeky

So think-hearing and geeky
So think-hearing and geeky
See-see, I’m think-hearing and geeky
So obvious, I’m think-hearing and geeky

I wanna party with
the culturally Deaf
Unfortunately, they all think
I’m so think-hearing and geeky

Think I’m think-hearing and geeky
Think I’m think-hearing and geeky
I’m just too think-hearing and geeky
very, very, very think-hearing and geeky
Why’s that?

The baby of my class
So awesome, I’m TEH troublemaker
MC whats that oh yeah
Hell’s Angel’s my favorite MC
Keep that Bud Light,
I’ll just order an SIMTRA
Rooted my legs still
My boy got the will
Pit bull, whoo can he pull
(Me) on my LED skateboard (onewheel, regennin’)

Why think-hearing and geeky, oh
Why… am I not D-Deaf?
Oh yea, part of the smart elite
My English is so good,
I can lipread like a whiz,
Blending in the hearing world,
Just a nobody, til someone speaks up
Huh, whats that, oh, I’m deaf, say again
Lemme write that shit down
So think-hearing and geeky,
Hearing (folks) be impressed with my written word
Ain’t so dumb now am I?
As written, so stated with the Rochester Method,
IT IS IMPOLITIC TO INSINUATE THAT BECAUSE I CANNOT HEAR YOUR ARTICULATED EXCREMENT I MUST BE IGNORANT

So think-hearing and geeky
So think-hearing and geeky
Rochester and SEE just don’t jive
Hearing oppress my word,
Deaf stigmatize me,
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Fuck that shit,
Ostracize me?
Lock my hands and shut me up?
Imma break free (from your chains)!
Imma speak up!
Imma think-hearing and geeky!

See if you can’t find me
Facebook’s maxed out on
Private settings, son
Anonymously notorious
How so glorious,
First gen cyborg got me a chip in my head
Memorized pi to thirty-five places
3.1415926535897932384626433 83279 50288
Slowly adding to mental databases
Of all trades, I’m a jack
Always got your back
Smokin’ the keyboard
Averagin’ 85 WPM
That’s words per minute, fool
While red-lining the RPM
Oh how so cool
Typing’ for loops for fun
While this do that else do that, break.

Can’t you see, I’m think-hearing and geeky
Adopted into the D-Deaf culture
Deja vu of speech therapy,
Oh no, ASL therapy,
’Twas hellacious both therapies
Think-hearing can ASL Slam
Geeky be cool
On-Off is my BFF 4EVA
On, hearing world, articulated excrement
Off, deaf world, visual shit
Either way, it’s the same shit
But, oh, different day, happy day, sad day
It’s just another fuckin day surviving and fighting
Ignorant oppressive hearing folks
While trying to find acceptance with the culturally D-Deaf

They see me float on by,
Harley pullin’,
Tru-Biz I know, oh I know,
They think I’m too..
Think-hearing and geeky!!
Think I’m think-hearing and geeky
Think I’m think-hearing and geeky
Can’t you see, I’m think-hearing and geeky
Look at me, I’m think-hearing and geeky
I’d like to socialize with the
Deaf, see-see, deaf with CAP D
Although it’s apparent, I’m too…
Think-hearing and geeky
Think I’m just too think-hearing and geeky
Think I’m just too think-hearing and geeky
I’m just too think-hearing and geeky
How’d I become so think-hearing and geeky?

Oh yea, this is how it is, son (THAT!).