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FENCED IN, FENCED OUT

He looked out from
the chain-link fence

Anxiously POking his nose
through the maze of steel-

Fevertshly clawIng, trying to reach
the world beyond.

And the other, she peered in-
She. too. clung to the prtson-like shield.

WrapPing small fingers around
the diamond-shaped webs.

They touched their faces together
as best they could-

The dog and that child.

The two longed for the day
when they would grow
older
stronger
bigger-

The day when they'd be free With one another.

And finally the day came.
The dog mastered the fence

And With a leap
they were together.

She had. at last. a faithful companion
and she co~ld touch his cheek easily.
For now there were no barriers
between them.

-Beth Clark

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