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A CHALLENGE by THEODOCIA PEARCE

First Line: I LIST WITH THE EARS OF MY SOUL TO THE WORLD
Last Line: AND THEY SAY I AM BLIND.
Subject(s): BLINDNESS; DEAFNESS; EYES; KELLER, HELEN (1880-1968); SOUL; VISUALLY HANDICAPPED;
I list with the ears of my soul to the world;
I hear the laughter, and the sobbing of grief;
I list with the ears of my soul to the world --
And they say I am deaf.

I look with the eyes of my soul to the world;
I see her struggling, unconquered, kind;
I look with the eyes of my soul to the world --
And they say I am blind.



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