Flash Friday 55 – Short Short – (Teacher?)
As part of my (kind of random!) exploration of online poetry and prose sites, I am making my first Flash Friday 55 post, which is a post somehow indelibly connected to the G Man, Mr. Know-it=all, and involves the writing of a 55 word story.
Teacher?
When they were good, she let them
color around the Bible verses they’d
copied out.
When they were bad, she had them
stand before the class, and
slap themselves, exhorting as they lapsed
(second graders get tired),
“harder, harder.”
A God-fearing woman, she felt
called to teach them much; the fear part,
they learned.
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ManicDDaily 
October 14, 2011 at 9:38 am
she scares the crap out of me…yikes…crazy woman…
October 14, 2011 at 9:52 am
Yes. It was actually a teacher that my mother had (I guess in the late 20s).
October 14, 2011 at 10:21 am
One of my favorite lines about God comes from the Don Williams song, “I Believe In You”…
“I don’t believe that Heaven waits / for only those who congregate / I like to think of God as Love / He’s down below, He’s up above / He’s watching people everywhere / He knows who does and doesn’t care”
October 14, 2011 at 10:30 am
Hi Eric! Not meaning the piece to be anti-religious, or certainly not anti-God (as you understood), but against a certain kind of rigidity. Thanks for reading and commenting.
October 14, 2011 at 10:52 am
Yeah, some people internaliza god and spoil him for everyone else. Also, bullying is easier when you have the Big Guy as your imagined backup. This is an excellent use of 55 words, mdd.
October 14, 2011 at 11:00 am
thanks.
October 14, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Fantastic 55! All too real, I’m afraid.
October 14, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Manicdaily…?
WOW!!!
Fantastic First 55!!!
I had Nuns like that teaching Catechism to me for 12 years.
I hope you found this to be Challenging, Creative, and Fun!
Thanks for playing, please join us again next Friday, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
October 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Thanks so much. I hope the nuns weren’t quite that bad! I really did enjoy the exercise and hope to come up with something funny next time. It’s a great idea you’ve got going there.
October 14, 2011 at 1:36 pm
P.S. Manic-D-Daily, the D standing for you know what.
October 15, 2011 at 12:19 am
Grew up in a Catholic school…… trust me, I learned the fear. and the guilt…. and how to lie really good! Cute poem Miss Manic D…
October 15, 2011 at 12:42 am
Ha! Thanks.