Do not Disturb

 

Do not Disturb

 

 

 

sensibility checked out of the motel
reason became a vacancy sign

and love left without paying its bill,
now the neon light flickers with rage

and old age,
a bunch of rooms with empty beds
no one sleeps together in harmony
anymore

they stand at attention
with threats as bedfellows
munching midnight snacks

staring at the closet door
listening for monsters
praying,

the cleaning service quit years ago
the manager threw up his arms in surrender
and moved to a new country

but the lights keep flickering
enticing hearts to stop for comfort
and empty the closets of old woes
and restlessness

put sheets of poetry on the beds
let minds roll over in peace,
and maybe pay for another night 

just to feel safe for a page or two.

 

 

erin-cilberto

7/7/16

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

Yep ... currently staying at heartbreak hotel myself. Not as bad as previous stays ... better coping, I guess. Clever, skillful and creative penning:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing....perhaps we should order room service?

appreciate your words, Pryde,

j.

[Pryde Foltz]

As long as it includes copious amounts of chocolate:)