The Girl

and we are here, inside,
spread like Christ.

squinting at the
red and green smoke
alarm lights – our very
own fireworks show.
bursting wide across the
ceiling.

now you are wrapped
around me, sleeping
let us, i say spend every 
moment just like this. we’ll
make morning check-out, sneak
back in and spend the day
poolside; at some

point, i will dance with a towel
wrapped around my head to
make you laugh, like the good guy in
the movies that never gets
the girl.
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