There is a bottle in the cabinet above the sink
He pours into a tumbler he found next to his books and cigarettes on the nightstand.
He leaves tumbler on crowded nightstand.
Keeps Death in Venice company. They are old friends.
The showerhead is small, the steaming water lurches like the dregs of water from a hose after it has been turned off.
Helix leans his head against the wall. Everyday is a permutation of this day.
That’s not true. Some days are different, are better. Only assholes feel sorry for themselves. Someone said that once.