Teachers Are Bag Ladies

Bags upon bags upon piles within piles of bags Yes, teachers are the ultimate bag-ladies. Rarely but occasionally a bag-man steps into our midst But here at the elementary school it is usually women Who drag in carrying bag upon bag upon pile upon pile upon bag. I meet them at the door sometimes to help them out Relieving them of two or three of their six to sixteen bags. Some are filled with granite and ice sculptures. I always try not to choose those. One of our teachers works at two schools. She has chains sticking out of her purse. The blue chain is our school. I know better than to unbalance her. I meet her, grab the blue chain, and unlock her door when I see her. She is carrying six “big gulp cups” – the thirty-two ounces. I had to give up soda pop five years ago. Too much flatulence, and the children are all at the wrong level for that.