Worn Out Warmth

by Mark D Shook

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I told you about when I was young and dumb,
but I spoke as if old and wise was soon to come,
and you'd still believe I was capable of so much more.
Well I heard you made a killing in a loft uptown,
and you know I'm all too willing to throw money down,
but it begs the question,
What is this, if not a rapport?

'Cause you've got that worn out warmth of an old friend,
where you never were obliged to come to my defense,
but you did it anyway, and you did it happily.
How real could that be?

Both of us to our knees in the snow,
you with gleam in eye, and me with lump in throat,
and it kills me to remember
screaming 'til my face was blue.
(and it kills me if you remember too)

'Cause you had that worn out warmth of an old friend,
with no shoulder to lean on, and an ear you won't lend,
but when it's right to stay,
you always stayed for me.
How real could that be?

Blown fuses and pages to burn,
but something always grounds me when that voice returns,
Singing "I don't believe that what resonates between us
rings true."

'Cause you've got that worn out warmth of an old friend,
So carry me like a master to the low, bitter end,
and when I lead the way, I'll lead haphazardly.
'Cause you've got that worn out warmth of an old friend,
where you tell me the amount, and where it's to be sent,
but if we embraced passing by on the street,
how real could that be?

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released August 24, 2022
Mark - noises.

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Mark D Shook Hudson, New York

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