Corporal punishment

We were standing in a row, ordered
to not look at each other. Or pray.
God hates spoiled children.
He would have to wait.
On one hand, I count the number
of hits. The oldest will endure
because the worst punishment is
in witnessing.
Don't pray or look at each other.
I wonder why you never call
now, or if you remember this.
Standing in a row,
hoping someone would come in
and kill him.