HOTEL ROOMS
PRABHJOT KAUR
Hotel rooms
rooms - after rooms
cold and impersonal
I can cry as much as I want to
nobody would see me
or come to dry my tears.
I can be as lonely
As.......
and still “Do not disturb” sign
on the knob of the door
will keep everyone away
But that is
what the hotel rooms are meant for
A man across the table
stares at me
sitting alone
I frown
try to finish my meal fast
to leave the table
before he dares to walk to me.
Strangers are not welcome
Oh, I want a home
a warm hearth
your embrace..........
and need for me.
I shall long all my life
be as cruel
as you can be
I shall wait
I know how to–