half inside-out socks crumpled beside the hamper
still-tied tie strung from the edge of the desk
keys tossed onto loose-leaf sheets strewn about the carpet
jacket and shirt balled in the seat of a couch
a quarter-full glass of water clumsy on a dripping nightstand
glasses on the floor
face buried in cotton
white-crusted stains of slumber-produced saliva cover dark pillowcases
the coughing of an entire pack of Reds smoked
the aching of hard-lived bones
muscles throb with the night before
bright yellow light slips through Venetian blinds
warmth settles on the eyelids and slumber is broken
a throb in the back of the mind
blurred memories of a flurry of sweat and motion
the reminiscence of the smell of dancing bodies
concern over what was left behind
I.D? Wallet? The tab...open?
legs struggle for comfort in a still-worn pair of dark denim
belt undone yet still looped, fly and button too
subtle tones of dark ale and vodka tonics emerge
from fraying cuffs and washcloth thighs
the scent of lemon still lingers stickily on the fingertips
the haphazard morning after a night of focused debauchery
