if you get this, come on over

i check out of my house
for a few days
and check into the Hilton down the street.

i need some room service
and a polite greeting from those at
the desk, the door,
the maid with her vacuum and clean
sheets.

i need a plate of eggs
and unlimited coffee. leave the pot.

i need a break.

the king sized bed. the enormous tv.
a potato and salad,
a steak
in the dining room.
with piano music and an ice
cold martini.

come over if you get this.