This Week’s [Fiction] Friday Challenge is to write a story, poem, or essay from the point of view of an inanimate object. I had started with a series called classroom compendium, which I had abandoned for no rhyme or reason. This is a great prompt to revive it. Continuing with my stationery series...
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screwed or welded
nailed and chiselled
evened rough edges.
body marked, scarred
penned, dotted with
love or wrath.
each new day filled
with a tale to tell.
whispered secrets
held in my grained heart,
witness to laughter,
scolding and praise
I am taken to task
for all misfortune-
resigned to the
kicks of rage.
strong, sturdy
frame stands aloft.
my solidity yet
offering comfort
at times of need.
kids do fidget
but enough of me-
they cannot get.
much involved
how do I take
them to task-
I love those mites
despite being only
a classroom desk!
Very amusing and nicely done.
ReplyDeleteSo wonderfully written! I love the lines:
ReplyDeleteI am taken to task
for all misfortune-
resigned to the
kicks of rage.
I used to kick my desk at school. Fidgety...
At first I thought it was something else until I read the end.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable read.
I love that stanza that Tammi pointed out. And the twist at the end -- another great one!
ReplyDeletei used to love walking round the exam hall looking sternly at the candidates (while really i was reading and smiling at the graffiti on the desks) :)
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thank you
gautami,
ReplyDeleteone of your tallest!
/t.
Very good view of the classroom. I liked the ending, it was a surprise.
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xo
Ah, every desk I ever sat at in school - I went from kicking it to being one of those responsible for scarring it - a compass needle works wonders...
ReplyDeleteTakes me back, great work!
i've inked or etched a desk here or there myself,,, yes indeed,, they get the brunt of it....
ReplyDeleteToo scared to scar a desk, I'm glad now that I didn't succumb to bravery and leave mars. Nice take on the prompt!
ReplyDeleteOh..such beautiful post! The desk is one inanimate thing that all of us experienced.
ReplyDeleteThis post brings back memories of one of my school day. I took a nap on the desk and got a slap as I looked up to see whose that...oops it's the female teacher. My head almost snap as I hit the wall from her slap.
How I wish to have a desk that have an automatic front wooden panel that snap up to hide me when I took a nap:)
You had me thinking it was something else! :) Thanks for the poetry, you are obviously talented.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday, here from Michele's!
Yes, I can see the desk, almost slam it shut, stick my gum under it, and drum my pencil on it! What a fun poem! Michele told me to come.
ReplyDeletethis brings me back memories of my small desk in class. how we love to abuse it then. and how i used to spend my time with my head on my desk, napping the afternoon away.
ReplyDeleteI loved this...desks could tell such stories! They've had so many lives leave their marks and memories on them.
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