Heart Attack in a Cheap Hotel

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Heart Attack in a Cheap HotelThe desk clerk winked at Harvey, then handed him the keyCos he recognized Carmella, from the corner down the streetHarvey was in town on company business for the nightAnd Carmella’s business was the company she providesWhen they got in the room, his spare tire rolled out as soonAs she unbuckled his leather beltShe showed him some shady tricks, but suddenly he said he felt sickAnd had a heart attack in a cheap hotelThe desk clerk was drinking Postum spiked with Wal-Mart portWhen Carmella busted a heel getting through the lobby door Medics found Harvey with his phone on the bathroom tileHe was naked but his shadow wore a smileThat desk clerk saw his chance, he started makin’ plansFor the photos he took on his fancy cellMaybe Carmella was just bad luck, Harvey wasn’t the only shmuckShe’d seen with a heart attack in a cheap hotelFour days later Harvey left St. Francis’ bedWith a jar of Digitalis and a ton of debtHe drove all night rehearsing lies for his wife back homeHalfway there he received a racy photo on his phoneThey were pitching hardball now, Harvey hadda raise several thouOr that damn clerk’d show n tellTrue love needs lies to survive, and the truth’d kill his wifeAbout his heart attack in a cheap hotelHarvey hit an ATM, and filled up an envelopeHe’d hafta wash his hands of this guy with dirty soapSo while that desk clerk added those twenties upHarvey put some Digitalis in his Postum cupWhen the clerk grabbed his chest, and fell behind the deskHarvey grabbed the cash and his cellCarmella came in that night, and found that clerk’d diedOf a heart attack in a cheap hotel©2007 Robert George