Oh Jesus I have promised

[Keith]

Ha ha... this was excellent Keith, I didn't see that ending coming.
I went to a comprehensively non-comprising catholic school and we had a similarly bitter and twisted music teacher. At one assembly whilst singing the hymn "Walk in the light" some of us inadvertently started to sing the chorus as "squawk in the shite" and then spent the next 3 hours learning to sing the correct words until someone owned up... that was the first time I saw anyone frothing at the mouth.
So for me this was very 'real'.
Cheers for the read and the laugh.
Mark

Sounds like we shared similar experiences thanks for commenting. Best Keith

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I was raised Catholic, so I can identify.

The teaching staff moved as one
like warders in a mental asylum,

This line doesn't flow for me like the rest of the poem. Is "like" needed.

Thank you FDP I will have a look at the 'like', thanks for your comment. Best Keith

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thank you

Thanks Billy

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Really enjoyed this. Great ending. Thanks for posting it.

Thanks ellajam, I really enjoyed the naPM and there are still some really good poems that haven't been brought to light yet, hope to see some more soon, I saw True had commented about posting one. Best Keith