In a Hotel Room

She's always cleaning up someone's mess
Scrubbing the toilet and changing the bed
Working hard to keep her dear family fed
What happened in there she can only guess

Without a thought towels thrown on the floor
Empty boxes and bottles from a big bash
Unmentionable things in the bathroom trash
Sometimes reluctant to even open the door

Perhaps someday she'll be a hotel guest
If so she'll  thank the maid every day
To help to make up for minimum pay
And leave the room at its sparkling best
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
February 20, 2013 at 1:51 AM
Many Congratulations on your win Barbara, sorry i am a bit late xx
Andresen Avatar
February 20, 2013 at 1:30 AM
Good job! - Your hotel is 7 star! - Congratulations! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
Dietrich Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 8:29 PM
wow, barbara this is SO nice, seeing it from the side of the worker. This was so unique and interesting. I loved it. congrats for a well deserved win.
Johnson Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 4:52 PM
What a nice turn around on the theme. Congratulations on your win. Love, joyce
A   Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Barbara, CONGRATULATIONS :-) ~ love your awesome winning poem in Susan's contest.. take care.. PD
Jerden Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Nice angle on the contest theme, Barbara. I like poems from the working class view. Something to be explored more fully, perhaps. Congratulations!
Bauer Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 3:28 PM
well done! i can relate to this because i did once work as a chambermaid for a few weeks and i, too, always leave a hotel room very clean and leave a nice tip.
Gildersleeve Avatar
February 19, 2013 at 7:31 AM
Barbara congrats on your big win. Well deserved. on nice
Horsman Avatar
February 14, 2013 at 3:45 AM
this is amazing Barbara, it really is,, and says so much about the poet,, loving, caring, and writter of wonderful poetry...
Andresen Avatar
February 13, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Very well written, Barbara. - "You should not clean here" said my husband. - But I never leave the hotel room without cleaning, hanging up towels, empty the garbage and make the beds ..... lol ...... something I have to do. - Have a lovely day. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
Andresen Avatar
February 13, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Luck in contest ! <3
Jordan Avatar
February 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM
What a horrible job that must be, and there's no way to imagine what they come across in those rooms. J
Jones Avatar
February 13, 2013 at 11:27 AM
A very thoughtful poem
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