Shame

lookin' right at the mountains
lookin' right at the mirror
44 but who's countin'
it's just me and god here
time could still prove me wrong, dear
but i'll say just the same
i think i might finally be
99 percent free of my shame

for the places i'm scared of
and the places i'm scarred
for the days i couldn't just be happy
nights i couldnt just be hard
for all the spirits that left me
all the bodies that came
i think i might finally be
99 percent free of my shame

rinse and repeat, reign and repent
long as i've got that remaining percent
i'll keep it here, a souvenir
from a dark and distant time
a cute little token of all the other ninety nine

for the holes in my heart, hon
for the ones in my head
for the dumb things i've done, son
and the dumb ones i've said
for my failure to win one
ounce of riches or fame
i think i might finally be 
99 percent free of my shame
i think i might finally be
99 percent  free of my shame

© 2024 noam weinstein