{"id":1999,"date":"2023-12-19T19:23:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wessmongojolley.com\/home\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2023-12-19T19:55:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:55:05","slug":"business-expenditures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wessmongojolley.com\/home\/2023\/12\/19\/business-expenditures\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Expenditures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I unpack my lust
in cheap hotel rooms
of cities I\u2019ll never see.<\/p>

I toss him carelessly
with my change and room
key onto the nightstand,<\/p>

Where my lust sits forgotten
as I shower and gaze into the
night, dripping with neon.<\/p>

My fingertips paint runes on
clouded glass, and we hear
laughter across the hall.<\/p>

Fresh and clean and
newly dressed, my lust
sits forgotten.<\/p>

I scoop my change
and room key back
into my pockets,<\/p>

and leave him alone to
whisper his longings
to an empty room.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(First published in The Legendary, 2009)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>

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Business Expenditures I unpack my lustin cheap hotel roomsof cities I\u2019ll never see. I toss him carelesslywith my change and roomkey onto the nightstand, Where my lust sits forgottenas I shower and gaze into thenight, dripping with neon. My fingertips paint runes onclouded glass, and we hearlaughter across the hall. Fresh and clean andnewly dressed, … <\/p>\n

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