Laundry Room Rules

When doing laundry in a room
That’s shared by many others,
You can’t pretend no rules apply,
Like if you had your druthers.

You have to note the starting time
And when the cycle ends,
‘Cause someone else upon
Your punctuality depends.

It’s understood by all that if
Your washer or your dryer
Comes to a halt and you’re not there,
Then here’s what will transpire:

A person waiting takes a cart
And fills it with your washing,
Just shoving it this way and that
By flattening or squashing.

The slacker gets what he deserves
And has no cause for kvetching,
For he should know what time his clothes
Are done and up for fetching.

We all goof up from time to time
But here is my advice –
If you ignore communal rules,
Expect to pay the price.