Written by Mary Anne Abdo
Fifth period class.
The boredom of all boredoms.
Steno class and Sister Venard.
Hiding in the back classroom,
behind that olde ink well desk.
As if my gawky life depended,
on it’s sheer safety.
The drowning sound,
of squeaking chalk against blackboard.
And her incessant tapping,
of that antique pointer.
Handing in the homework of doom.
Waiting for the public humiliation,
to commence.
Sister Venard proclaiming with glee,
for all to hear.
“Miss Zelsnack your work is atrocious!!!
“How do you expect to work for the FBI??”
“FBI???”
“But why???”
Dropped from my lips.
With red heat beating on my face,
and a smile in Sister Venard’s twisted mind.
Off I trekked to the principal’s office.
Recollections of those glory days.
To now proudly exclaim,
Stenography never changed my life.
Text © Mary Anne Abdo
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