The question was posed
The answer forthcoming
“You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave”
The motel was less appealing from the inside
Beggars can’t be choosers we told ourselves.
We sidled up to the desk
Handed over the requisite amount
Which got us a bed for the night.
The bar remained open through the night
Our request for food, frowned upon.
Two Star, that was pushing it a bit far
Flimsy walls, left little to the imagination.
A sign on the elevator door faded
Bluntly read, USE THE STAIRS.
Bed bugs do bite.
Yes there were vomit stains.
Morning could not have come soon enough.
Interrupted sleep from hissing pipes.
We showered in the sink.
The view from the single window
Showed scavengers raiding trash bins.
A sister perhaps OR
Could this have been The Eagles, Hotel California?
© Chris Black. October 2018
~The Poet’s Poet~
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The published and unpublished manuscripts of Chris Black. A writer from Wexford, Chris has been writing and publishing poetry for over quarter of a century. September 2016 saw his dream come to fruition with the publication of his first book of Poetry and Short Stories titled Same Train, Different Track.
Preferred reading - Autobiographies, the history of the native American Indian and a vast array of poetry books. Continues to write by day and night by giving the sawdust a shake which in turn awakens the grey matter. - has an eclectic taste in music, spent 16 happy years as a radio presenter in a part time capacity while "slaving" away at the coal face now enjoying all that retirement has to offer and more. Tweets @CJBlack2012, on Soundcloud @ https://soundcloud.com/the-poets-poet-1 youtube @Chris Black-poetry-spoken word. You can find his "work" at https://chrisblack2012.wordpress.com If you do happen to drop by do let him know your thoughts, who you are and where you come from - He will in time also pay you a return visit. Thank you.
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Today from the Man Shed 
Sounds like a hotel I once stayed at in New York.
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Most travellers I guess had a somewhat similar experience at one time while exploring the world outside their comfy world?
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I think you’re right Chris. We don’t forget them in a hurry either 😀
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Been there, done that. ☺
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Survived.
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Thankfully.
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