Laundromat Therapy

Put this record on

And take your coat off by the door

There’s hot cocoa in the kitchen

Help yourself

Blankets decorate the couch

Comfort soaks the air

Warmth spills on your chest

You wake up

And sing about the old country back home

The schoolyard from your youth

The train blares in the distance

While the sheepskin cracks over fire

Somehow you let the tears roll down your face

And they finish painting you