Tuesday, September 30, 2025

the night clerk

the clerk
had seen it all.
all manner of guests who
appeared
after driving
on the long road.
the young
and old. tired and beaten.
the lost and lonely.
the excited
heading to a Disneyland
in their minds,
the two
hour stays
with no luggage
and curtains pulled tight.
he knew what
life was.
the clerk with one eye,
he knew that life
was
a temporary visit with
a Bible in the drawer
to help with
forgiveness.

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