Sheltered promises
Fitting male into female,
And I hold out in this hotel room
Standing up for nothing.
There is a time to pay the price
And just get on the ride

The local folk, they don't smile much,
So I hunt my alone time down
Only to set it free when caught.
Get a whiff of that,
It smells like someone died in here,
Their spirit choking on crumbs of thought.

Metal bars and a chain link fence,
Chewed torn sleep when it comes.
Some only sleep,
They are free until their lids separate.
The toll being too high to cross beyond.
Unsweetened, sweaty dreams chide and natter
Becoming bitter yearnings off in the distance,
Only markings made by memories.