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He lies in his solitary bed each night Surrounded by demons and devils Growing each day to shut out the most basic of needs To touch and be touched To stay sane Unable to trust nothing and no one To fight to stay alive To give nothing up No matter what As a gesture, a word, or a look could cause death Vows are made to himself Excuses that need to be turned around Always looking for that hope But only seeing disappointment instead Others that prejudge To learn dignity and hope are not on the agenda For right now, it is a matter of survival Within himself all alone as he sees it Yet depending on her to keep the hope of a future alive She lies alone in a bed Surrounded by family, pets and friends Always looking for that basic need within her To touch and be touched To stay sane Nature and love are a part of her life yet SO much of her life has been alone Afraid to reach out to others for that touch Depending on her animals for that basic need for unconditional love Dignity, dreams and hope are all she is made up of Yet within herself she knows that it has to be inside for it to happen She reaches out to him – him to her Her family and friends are opposed and concerned His past and age are in the way Yet they have a connection that both seem to crave to keep A tragedy like Romeo and Juliet where they never are to come together seems to be in the making. Do they beat the odds – only time will tell.
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