When I Was a Chambermaid

When I was twenty-two and lived In Israel for a spell, I needed cash and got a job In a small seaside hotel. We worked in teams to clean the rooms; We vacuumed, dusted, scrubbed - The hardest work I’d ever done (‘Til teaching, when I subbed). One little tidbit I recall Involved the bathroom goals - Fresh towels, washcloths, bath mat And new toilet paper rolls. We never left a started roll Nor tissue box half-filled, For seeing something someone used Would make guests less than thrilled. I doubt if that’s the case today. Though I don’t really care, In my current hotel bathroom, Two half-rolls were hanging there.