The Writers' Circle

The world is quieter.
People talk back in hushed whispery voices without even realising.
The house is deathly on my own - I usually sing very loud and very proud!
My daughters actually stop talking and look at me and really listen when I try to communicate.  They also seem calmer - strange.
The dog has very cleverly learnt rudimentary sign language.
Some of the children at school respond extremely well - in general the under 6's
The 7 year old's especially the boys dont like it.
The 9 year old's pity me!
When I'm in a crowd of people it feels like I'm in a foreign country - I understand whats being said all around me but I dont have enough grasp of the language to contribute. My thoughts actually formulate in Italian and words I haven't spoken in years come into my head!  I realised it stems back to childhood when I used to visit relations in Italy and be part of the family but isolated at the same time through lack of vocabulary.
I feel really tired from smiling and trying to convey emotions through facial gestures.
I listen to other people much more.
It makes me think - how do we convey who we are? Obviously there's writing - but not everybody takes the time to read or understand the words - not everyone can feel emotion from a page of scribbles.  Which is why I like this site so much because you lot can - or at least, we all try to understand each other.
All in all I was feeling pretty despondent this morning walking home and then some builders had the cheek to wolf whistle me!  (That hasn't happened in years.)
What did I do?
Smiled.