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Negotiating Toilet Paper
The escort carried
three rolls of toilet paper
As she walked me to the
classroom area
One each for Dorm A, Dorm
B, and the guards
Some fellows walked
casually along the path
“And you guys know how
to walk single-file”
“Yes, ma’am”
“Yes, ma’am”
“Sure thing, ma’am”
And thus in silence
they formed that single-file
“One roll of toilet
paper per prisoner per week
Sometimes it’s just
not enough,” she said
“We had a meeting on
it; I told the guys
Sometimes
administration just doesn’t get it”
Dignity, like
treaties, can be broken
In many ways
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