[Words ©2026 by Erv Lenzy] Did You notice? the small boy in the corner who plays all by himself? He’s all alone with no one home. No one hears and no one cares. He’s so lonely. He talks but no one hears. No one even pretends. His deepest need is to be… …understood, accepted, connected He’s so lonely. He needs to talk. Sometimes he sits alone and talks to himself. Pretending someone is listening, Just to feel heard. Did You notice? the small boy all alone? who sits solitary in the corner of the room? He’s all alone with no one home. No one hears and no one cares. He just wants to be noticed.