zip me up

he puts his leg
up on the window
sill, lights a cigarette
and opens up
a magazine. i've got
all day he says.
i can wait all
day. five more
minutes she yells
from the bathroom.
i can't get my
hair right, the mirror
is fogged from
your steamy
shower. can you
come in here and
zip me up.
no,  he tells her.
you're on your own
this time.
we'll never get out
of here if i come
in there again.