Aaron Michael Brown: Poems

53 · Apr 2020

Boy Like Me/Man Like You

Aaron Michael Brown Apr 2020

Boy Like Me/Man Like You

Seeing that old
photo
I look just
like
my father when
he
was a young
man.

53 · Apr 2020

The roof over my head

Aaron Michael Brown Apr 2020

The roof over my head

I spent every
dollar
that I had
left
to pay the
rent,
and not lose
the
roof over my
head.

Human by Sam Tsui

52 · May 2020

Better things

Aaron Michael Brown May 2020

Better things

I've got better
things
to do than
waste
my time with
some
girl who is
not
in love with
me.

52 · Jan 2020

This town

Aaron Michael Brown Jan 2020

This town

I'm going to
stay
in this town
for
as long as
possible,
so that I
can
be close to
you.

52 · Sep 2020

Worthwhile

Aaron Michael Brown Sep 2020

Worthwhile

I hope
our
boss doesn't
fire
you from
work
because you're
one
of the
few
people who
make
this job
worthwhile.

Lip Gallagher II You don't give a **** about me

51 · Aug 2020

When will I learn?

Aaron Michael Brown Aug 2020

When will I learn?

How many times
am
I going to
keep
making the same
mistakes
without learning my
lessons?

51 · Aug 2020

Just Two Strangers

Aaron Michael Brown Aug 2020

Just Two Strangers

When we exchange
eye-contact
it feels like
we're
just two strangers
staring
back at each
other.

Best I Ever Had-Vertical Horizon

51 · Aug 2020

Kissing Internet Dating Goodbye

Aaron Michael Brown Aug 2020

Kissing Internet Dating Goodbye

I'm tired of
trying
to find true
love
on the internet;
instead
I'll dedicate my
time
to meeting an
actual
person in real
life.

Song: Move Along
Artist: The All-American Rejects

51 · Oct 2020

Strange Love

Aaron Michael Brown Oct 2020

Strange Love

I know
that
Papa loves
me,
but he's
got
a strange
way
of showing
it.

XXXTENTACION - changes

51 · Oct 2020

Taking a Mental Health Day

Aaron Michael Brown Oct 2020

Taking a Mental Health Day

I took today
off
to help
recover
my mental health
and so far
I’m quite
refreshed.

50 · Aug 2020

Walking Refreshed (haiku)

Aaron Michael Brown Aug 2020

Walking Refreshed (haiku)

Sometimes when I
need some fresh air I take walks
through my neighborhood.

BROCKHAMPTON - fishbone

50 · Aug 2020

I'm Fat & Beautiful

Aaron Michael Brown Aug 2020

I'm Fat & Beautiful

Why can't
they
see past
my
belt size
to
the person
underneath?

I'm fat
but,
that doesn't
define
who I
am.

Lip Gallagher II You don't give a **** about me

48 · Feb 2020

Secondhand smoke

Aaron Michael Brown Feb 2020

Secondhand smoke

I stood outside
while
you lit a
cigarette,
and inhaled the
smoke
just so I
could
talk to you
awhile.

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

48 · Mar 2020

Pretty-woman

Aaron Michael Brown Mar 2020

Pretty-woman

I tried on an
outfit
that I bought at
Goodwill,
and for the first
time
I felt like a
pretty-woman.

Flyte - Cathy Come Home

46 · Mar 2020

Thank you for this gift

Aaron Michael Brown Mar 2020

Thank you for this gift

You gave
me
a new
hat
to wear
because
my old
one
had worn
out;

thank you
for
this gift.

Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Beck

45 · Jun 2021

Serenely

Aaron Michael Brown Jun 2021

Serenely

At the local
bookshop
I buried my
nose
in a good
book
just like that
today
passed me by
serenely.

45 · Jun 2021

Saved My Night (Haiku)

Aaron Michael Brown Jun 2021

Saved My Night (Haiku)

Talking on the phone
with you for two hours saved me
from spoiling my night.

BROCKHAMPTON - SUNNY

45 · Jul 2020

Under This Sultry Sun

Aaron Michael Brown Jul 2020

Under This Sultry Sun

After work I
walked
all the way
home
under this sultry
sun,
so you wouldn't
have
to pick me
up.

brockhampton quiver

43 · Mar 2020

I was tired

Aaron Michael Brown Mar 2020

I was tired

My boss let
me
go home from
work
early because he
saw
my face, and
knew
that I was
tired.

— The End —