A Lovers Tale
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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