Polydactyl Orphism.

A smile,
A nervous laugh,
A touch on the arm,
A meaningful glance,
A whisper in the corridor,
A silent conversation,
A tacit agreement,
A chance for redemption,
A chance for compassion,
A chance for regression,
A chance to forget,
A biological need,
A neurological shortcoming,
A moment of weakness,
A mutual need for contact,
A faint hope that were not alone out here,
A simple desire for company,
A tangible need for something more,
A taste of a long forgotten life,
A morning of regret.