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He seemed no different from the rest,

just a healthy normal boy.

His mama always did her best

and he was daddy's pride and joy.

He learned to walk and talk on time

but never cared much to be held,

and steadily he would decline

into his solitary shell.

As a boy he was considered somewhat odd,

kept to himself most of the time.

He would daydream in and out of his own world,

but in every other way he was fine.

He's a Monday morning lunatic,

disturbed from time to time.

Lost within himself in

his solitary shell.

A temporary catatonic

madman on occasion,

when will he break out

of his solitary shell?

He struggled to get through his day

he was helplessly behind,

He poured himself onto the page

writing for hours at a time.

As a man he was a danger to himself,

fearful and sad most of the time.

He was drifting in and out of sanity,

but in every other way he was fine.

He's a Monday morning lunatic,

disturbed from time to time.

Lost within himself in

his solitary shell.

A momentary maniac

with casual delusions,

when will he be let out

of his solitary shell?