In Nomine Patris Poem by Patti Masterman

In Nomine Patris

In Nomine Patris
'Boy you were NOT expected
You will not have a bed here
So dont think you're going to
Get any special treatment around here'

In Nomine Patris
'You little runt,
You better stay outta my sight
Watch what I can do to your Ma
Come and see'

In Nomine Patris
'The boy started to drink beer
After he found some hidden
In the garage and he was a regular
Drinker from then on'

In Nomine Patris
'That's my brother
Let's GET HIM-
He's maybe not even HIS-
Is what the old man says'

In Nomine Patris
'Yes the guy worked for years
For just beer money is all
And a place to lay his head-
He didn't expect much I guess'

In Nomine Patris
'I have known him for some time
And he has always been homeless
During that time and always drinking
No place to call his own'

In Nomine Patris
'He told them he was homeless
And they put on gloves and began
To beat him then, and he was wandering
Around in the desert with a concussion'

In Nomine Patris
'He stopped drinking after he almost
Died in the desert all alone. But he says
He will not be going back to his birthplace
As there is nothing there for him'

In Nomine Patris

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