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I would ask almost timidly

for a glass of water

and he would yell back

a thunderous NO!

like I had hit him up for a twenty and not

some pathetic glass of H20

that is free, no less

what an absolute troll

well, nearly free anyway

if life weren't so very hard

it just might be a little easier

like in the Disney movies or on T.V.

that single thought made me laugh

just as I drifted off to sleep

the only place where I felt completely at

peace

as well as

in full control..........................

(Aug. 28, 1995)

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