motel 6 blues

I'm
__________just a

cheap
******* bar********
of

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$thin



soap


paper
white
towels

interchangable
lights
switch


re
enforced
locks

the envy

of

skid
row

the
road

home
toad
of
long
suffering

three days
where the
highway

from the
70 (east)

to

the

80
(west)
^^^^^^cable channel stuck on
++++ cartoon
networks^^^^^^^^
to

the

61
north
54
west
35
south

40
west

5
north

580

880

80
....just a bar of soap
not scented
not
cared
for

disregarded
and

fresh linens

after I placed
that
room card
on the
counter

"room 221...room 229..."

"how much
for
one
halo?"


>>>>>>>>>>>>"that'll be 35.99 plus tax..."


weary eyes cloud
"I take it."

I
first
tried to sleep
at
a
rest stop
next
to truckers

with their
lights dimed
and televisions

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american flags
tacked up
to
cover
the
sunlight

road
warrior-nomads

they
speak in
tongues