Timothy Liu

The hallway so narrow
a maid’s cart blocked us

from the exit. The bed  

took up half the floor. We
forgot to pack flip flops and  

never left our room, peeing 

in the sink rather than stumble
down the hall to a toilet  

 shared by strangers— 

 *  

There’s a 12-Step conference
in town, unlimited 

Wi-Fi and a fifty dollar 

“Raid the Bar” credit
thrown in. Hope you don’t  

mind sneaking swigs 

from your flask of Skyy
in an elevator 

that won’t go up or down—