Clipboard damp in calloused palm
Meter ticks through midnight calm Fluorescent buzzes overhead
Coffee burns like engine lead
Spin cycle turns the night around
Water rises then goes down
Soap and soda fight the grime
Time gets clean in half the time
Wet socks steam on heater vent
Quarter slots are heaven sent
Lint trap catches yesterday
Road dust blows the dust away
Spin cycle turns the night around
Water rises then goes down
Soap and soda fight the grime
Time gets clean in half the time
Radio static cracks and fades
Fare boxes count the wages paid
Dryer drum sings lullaby
Tail lights paint the wet sky
Spin cycle turns the night around
Water rises then goes down
Soap and soda fight the grime
Time gets clean in half the time
Someone left a wedding dress
White lace soaks in loneliness
I fold it slow with careful hands
Life unspools in loose strands
Dawn breaks gray through wire glass
Night shift ends but shadows pass
Keys turn over to the day
Meter resets for fare and pay
Spin cycle turns the night around
Water rises then goes down
Soap and soda fight the grime
Time gets clean in half the time
Spin cycle turns the night around
Rain stops drumming on the tin
Clean clothes folded day begins
