the bitch 3

A quiet moment.

There is a tradition in the Catholic Church that every human being has a guardian angel.

I turn to my guardian angel and address him in an accusatory tone.

"Why didn't you warn me I was about to crash the car into a gate post? I mean that's your job isn't it? What on earth were you doing? Some supernatural being mandated by heaven to protect me, you are."

I can almost hear him answer: "When you're full of hate, you won't even hear if an angel calls you."

This gives me pause.

"Am I full of hate when I talk about people who used to work with me in the Leinster Leader?" I ask.

There is a silence.

"Heelers," sez the angel finally, "when you talk about those bitches, there's no reasoning with you."