Oh Jesus I have promised
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Mr Blackburn bellowed
and stabbed the sharp keys
of the schools grand piano.
No, no, no, no; NO!

He wanted back a public school past,
where the boys could sing in perfect pitch,
and he would get goosebumps telling tales
of how the audience held their breath.

His compromise was comprehensive,
and he hated everything it stood for,
he twisted with bitterness in plain view
and couldn't accept their version of; to.

Four hours he made them stand,
repeating the same song
over and over,
again ! and you are not leaving until we get it right.

“Oh Jesus I have promised tew serve thee tew the end”
Stop, STOP ! Head-boy, where are you, get out here boy,
now !
Let us ask for some divine inspiration, repeat after me,

Our dear lord,
help us sing the word toooo,
for we shall not go home
until we doooo.

The headmaster spat the last words through gritted teeth,
teachers were watching closely from the wings,
his meltdown close to the liquid phase.
He had the Head-boy by his collar,
presenting him to the rest of the assembly,
a dangling ventriloquist’s dummy.

The boy spoke clearly.
Our dear lord,
help us sing the word tew,
else baldy Blackburn will pop a screw,
and I really just don't give a shit,
so fuck him,
and fuck yooo tooo.

The teaching staff moved as one
like warders in a mental asylum,
they wrestled the headmaster
off the stage,
the audience held their breath.

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#2
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
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thank you Big Grin
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Really enjoyed this. Great ending. Thanks for posting it. Big Grin
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(08-04-2014, 04:02 AM)ambrosial revelation Wrote:  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 Big Grin thanks for commenting. Best Keith

(08-04-2014, 12:44 PM)Flores De Paco Wrote:  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

(08-04-2014, 05:23 PM)billy Wrote:  thank you Big Grin

Thanks Billy Thumbsup

(08-04-2014, 07:54 PM)ellajam Wrote:  Really enjoyed this. Great ending. Thanks for posting it. Big Grin

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

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