Checkmate Brooks
Convention hall, I caught your name
Brooks, a stranger in another frame
Played matchmaker, laughed it away
Never knew I'd write about you someday
Walked in like a song on repeat
Suddenly you were hard to beat
Friday morning eggs you managed to cremate
Four gas stations, monster on ice you paid
That was a nice thing
Catching eyes, enjoying the ride Saw something real in your eyes Then
you said, "My favorite flowers are lilacs" I laughed,
how original Secret neither gave away Green eyes,
tall frame
Didn't think I remembered your name
Wasn't looking to play a part Then you shook my hand and
got under my guard
Six feet from checkmate,
one inch from a kiss
You said you loved me,
I said it back
Two hearts on the edge of the whole world
Six feet, green eyes,
4 AM Back home I'll only think about you again
Laughed in your face and called it a dance The girl who
made the first move never played it the same
Dark car, bad shoulder,
wanted to cry
Told me about the arms that held your mom The noise gone
dry
I said, "You can," no joke to be heard
Just between us, passing notes on my phone
Sunday came, face masks,
soft laughs Five minutes in your arms
You said, "I'm in love with you"
I said, "I'm in love with you"
Six feet from checkmate,
one inch from a kiss
You said you loved me,
I said it back
Two hearts on the edge with the whole world black Six feet,
green eyes,
4 AM Back home I'll only think about you again
Checkmate
One person catches feeling,
nobody's cool 4
AM, bare feet, you came for water,
wanted more
You said, "I wanna kiss you" I put my hand against your
chest Six feet and you knew You said,
"When I go home,
all I'll think about is you"
I said, "I can't text boys," joked about a cutting board Your
parents keeping you away
Pushed you toward the bedroom
Every step I dare,
6:30
AM The airport took you away
What went down yesterday?
Six feet from checkmate,
one inch from a kiss
How does a stranger turn into all of this?
You knew every song,
every word For eight years
those songs had been mine Then you wrapped beside me,
love isn't a game
Hardest move is walking away I can miss that night without handing
my
heart To somebody I barely knew
And that notebook, my favorite one Human psychology,
I showed you my mind Left the room and it left with
you They said they'd send it but never came through Six feet
tall,
green eyes Thought I was studying human mind Turns out I was
studying you Checkmate, Brooks