DC Playwrights

squirrel called the front desk for towels.
a man answered and said,
“i will send the boy.”
squirrel waited ten minutes
and called the front desk again.
the man answered and said,
“i told you, i will send the boy.”

after thirty minutes,
squirrel went to the front desk
where he saw a stack of towels.
behind the desk was a man
reading a newspaper.

squirrel said,
“i called about the towels.”
the man insisted,
“i will send the boy.
he will bring them.”
squirrel returned to the room
without the towels.

“in a country
with just over a billion people,”
i told the squirrel,
“everyone has a discreet job.
some sit behind the desk
and read newspapers.
some bring towels to squirrels.”