We Don't Do That Here!

Paper airplanes whizzing by.

The chatter of little voices.

==========>>>>      Running around, waving arms.

Stomping about.

                        Silence.

A loud “THUD” could be heard down the hallway.  Then the sound of hard-soled shoes clomping on the tile floor.

The footsteps were getting louder.

That could only mean that the feet to which they were attached were also getting closer.

Closer.

                CLOSER.

                                    C L O S E R.

You could hear a pin drop.

“Hey!  We don’t do that here!”

              

     

Footnote: I did not attend Catholic school, so I don't have first-hand knowledge of what the Sisters/Nuns were/are like, however, in talking to others that did survive that experience I'm told it's every bit as fun and joyous as it sounds!.  tomb 

Can It Be Repaired?

I took it to my doctor’s office.  They called my name and I followed the nurse into the exam room.

“Good morning,” he said.

Me:     Hello.

Nurse: How are you?

Me:     Eh, I’m alright.

I fidgeted in my chair.

The nurse took my blood pressure and pulse.

“Normal.”

I smiled.  I was normal!

Nurse:   The doctor will be in shortly, he said as he left the room.

The doctor arrived rather quickly; always a good sign.

Me:     Doctor, do you see this?, I said, holding my hand over my heart. 

It aches.  Down to my bones it aches.

Dr.:     Any place else?

Me:     No, just here.

“Hmm,” he said, scratching his head.

Me:     Can it be repaired?

Dr.:     In time, the pain will lessen and eventually disappear.  How are you feeling now?

Me:     I think I’ll be okay.  I’m normal.

If There Were No Rules

If there were no rules,

What would I do?

Would I run naked through the meadow,

Or sit and eat glue?

I think if I wanted

Maybe, I’d try

Jumping off the roof, just

To see if I’d fly!

I’d splash in the puddles,

Dance in the rain,

Sleep in my treehouse,

Then do it again.

I might even try jumping over a bush,

But last time I tried that I crashed on my tush!!

I learned from my teacher,

One morning in school;

To keep us all safe,

That’s why we have rules!