Herb Alpert

thinking back
pulling out
putting on

vynil dressed in 
a comfortable
coat 

static free 
stylistically
always came

with let me
roll up my sleeves
rummaging through

my own ancient
history believing
this is what i grew

up on and so
tapping my arm
finding a vein

i put the needle
on and within
me shoots

hot 
things
forgotten

(my Mum always 
twisting the knob
randomly to

today's station
[drum roll]
jazz

and
so we
would take

it in
not by
nose sniffing

but a russian
roulette of what
was played around

sometimes
symphonic
or r&b

whatever
i got my
kicks

off) and
follow
me

to the depths
if deeper
seeing

through my eyes
an album cover
more then 

for me ****
at a young
age
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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