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 Feb 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
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mellifluous noise
procured from no instrument
but your perfect lips
spread into a joyful smile
laughter tinkling through the air
calming and nostalgic
Ever since i tried to quit smoking
I've come to a better understanding
About concepts such as dying
Now i know, i fear nothing
Cause that **** is too addicting
So take my money, take my health
Grant me the joy of blowing a cigarette.
 Feb 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
ren
Marry me.
I've longed for you so long,
My fingertips swell
As they reach for something
Untouchable.
Marry me.
I'm shedding dreams
Like the leaves
On my ginseng tree.
Marry me.
As the quiet months pass by,
My eyes droop;
I fall fast asleep.
Marry me.
 Feb 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
del
with elegance and charisma
he sweeps into the room
consciously making heads turn in awe
he smiles, a gentle lilt to his lips
he is a gentleman of the past
bringing with him swoons of dainty women
his eyes are sharp and his heart sharper
he bats away confessions as easily as dismissing a thought
he pursues none
for he needs none
to give him amusement or pleasure
he immerses himself in history
and wonders why he was born
in a time and place where he feels as if he does not belong
 Feb 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
Cné
from head to my toes
you don’t seem to see my flaws
& i love your eyes.
The stories you tell...

we all find out
some good some bad
some fiction some fact
can harbor a frown
dragging you down
bring on a smile

The stories you tell...

embellish the words
throw in some curves
out of left field
some false and some real
pour out suspense
while riding the fence
a little do it yourself

The stories you tell...

lift to the heights
with truth and lies
stooping quite low
as if we don't know
some old some new
all done on cue
the raising of doubts

In the stories you tell...
 Feb 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
17morae
consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making
you're the center of my galaxy
but i'm just a speck of star
in a sea of many
and just like stars, you're so far away...
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