Your
hoodie smelled like cotton rain You scanned them twice,
then joked again
The barcode beep was slightly slow
Like it knew we had nowhere to go
You leaned against the freezer door
Said midnight makes me want much more
Barcode kiss,
aisle four We weren't buying love,
but maybe more
Open 24,
the world asleep We made a secret we still keep
The scanner blinked,
our fingers met A checkout line we won't forget
Some love wears plastic wrap
and change
You picked up soup,
I picked a dare Then asked what price for staying there
I said this hour costs no shame We paid in glances,
not in name
A neon hum,
a coffee stir The night clerk smiled,
unsure of her
Barcode kiss,
aisle four We weren't buying love,
but maybe more
Open 24,
the world asleep We made a secret we still keep
The scanner blinked, our fingers met
A checkout line we won't forget