– Everyone finds a spot. The house is so full that people are sleeping standing up against the hallway walls. A drummer from Minneapolis is using a dog bed. Two punks share a single sleeping bag on the kitchen floor, back to back.
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By 10:15, Delia locks the front door. The neon FULL sign glows red through the fogged glass. Now, the night truly begins. – Everyone finds a spot
Mattresses stacked to the ceiling boards Ten to a room, sleeping on floors The radiator hisses, the wallpaper peels This concrete box is how it feels Lights flicker on, lights flicker off Coughing up lungs in the midnight cough Every single bed is a body contained Every single window is barred and stained! Two punks share a single sleeping bag on
Then the key turns in the front door. New arrival. No luggage. No hope. Just a duffel bag and a story too heavy to unpack.