the rented room

the rented room
above the store is fine.
the bed hard,
the sheets pulled tight,
two pillows
on the spread, side
by side.
the window is propped open
by a wooden spoon.
the light curtain
of a shadowed green
hang to the sill, blows in.
a tv sits
on the dresser,
there's a bible
in the drawer.
a pen, a pad of paper.
it's fine. this room.
the black phone
on the night stand.
the long black cord.
it's just one night, or
two.
perhaps more.