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old man friend of mine

old man friend of mine
skin of leather
heart of stone
sits alone
a dying old thing 
in an age old chair wearing his old man clothes
two decades of sweaters buttoned up to his chin
heavy wool pants cover his thin 
bony knees
and through all his wrappings he sees
his world spread before him in memories and in dreams
of days when she stood smiling before him

old man friend of mine
views me us all 
through rheumy sight
and speaks in a high shrilled pitch
and has old age wisdom
and old age ways
he feels death coming for him
and senses his end of days

old man friend of mine
lives in a gray house
even the windows and ceiling and walls
are colored like clay
the floors are covered with dust and decay

old man friend of mine
we have been here before
stood on this porch
passed through this door
the first time for me
we did it together
we ran into the house
out of the storm
of rainy windy weather

all too soon
old man friend of mine 
won't answer the phone when i call
or come to the door when i ring
i am already thinking
"what do we do with his rags and things"
 
old man friend of mine
this time i am alone
my heart is broken
feels like a stone
weighing in my chest
it's best
for me not to come here again
opening this door
will only draw out the pain
but i will come again
tomorrow

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