Nick's Night

dryer sheets, crisp crease
in my jeans. i'm thinking of that day -
sitting at a japanese buffet -
right now my folded clothes decorate the couch,
the dining room table. my cousin next to me
as i opened my fortune cookie - japanese buffet? -
all i could say was an open mouth
a temptation will be evil...the fortune said

i had a decision to make...the dryer's spinning,
my boots were new that day, gray skies hung down
the temperature didn't change

you laid a proposition on my lap -
this towel is too big for one to fold -
clean clothes and a cd player, hotel sheets
and one candle in the corner.