After-Dinner Speeches
written by: James Gabriel
@James_Gabriel1
golden glow on
linen white
brandy flows
cigar smoke
burns my throat
the chime of silver
on china
his voice drones on
I focus on a drop of
condensation slowly
sliding
down
the
glass
after-dinner speeches make
me
sleepy
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. James Gabriel is new to poetry. Inspired by the small moments in life that add up to who we are as people.
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