Not Today, Old Friend — KEN mode Lyrics

One hundred indelicate reassurances
Coalesce into a single vexing nicety
That breaks like a wave of ammonia
Against the arch of my contorting brow
A warm gesture if nothing else how kind
That kindness, no matter how grating that concern
No matter how fleeting that love
No matter how bloodless
Has been noted and isn't that what matters?
That you've been thanked?
Whether or not I even remember your name?