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As the old couple were placed in a nursing home the other day, They were placed in different rooms on separate floors so far away. Their children thought it would be for the best, So they placed them there thinking they need the rest. They had never been separated since the day they wed, Now they lay grief stricken in separate beds. They cried out to the Lord to hear their cries, Neither wanted the loneliness neither could understand why. They felt as though they had lost all dignity, No decisions could they make this to them was pure insanity. They were not allowed to make decisions they were treated like children, Then a new light came into the old mans eyes and he managed to grin. He said I’m breaking out of this joint just me and my wife. And we ain’t coming back if it means giving up our old lives. He said I’ve treated my dogs better than you’re treated in here, He said I’m old but I’m still a man and I want my wife near. He said I’d rather be shot like an animal than caged up in this coop. And I sure don’t need some little want to be nurse telling me it’s time to go p__p. He found his wife and she looked like she’d aged ten years, As he held her and loved her he fought back the anger and tears. He said we’re leaving right now and we’re going away. She said papa where will we go where will we stay? He said I don’t know as he sat down on the foot of her bed, He said I need you with me as he hung down his old head. She said if you want to leave I’ll stand by your side, So out they went as they had to sneak and hide. Pajamas on him and a flannel nightgown on her was all that they wore, As they made their way out an unlocked side door. Well they wandered around till they found a school ground . And he sat her on the merry-go- round and gently spun his love around. There was a bench just a few feet away, That’s where they found them frozen in each others arms is what the papers say. The paper had read two elderly runaways from local nursing home were found frozen to death, But a strange smile was frozen on their faces as they drew their last breaths.
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