. . . Father who ?
“Well, what is he a Father of ?”
the forgotten. . .
the unloved. . .
the wasted. . .
the abused. . .
“I dunn’o what he’s a Father of . . .
fake, no doubt.”
the disheartened. . .
the sick. . .
the old. . .
the infirm. . .
“He sure has a trash mouth for a Man of the Cloth. . .”
the unforgiven. . .
the retarded. . .
the feeble. . .
the unknown. . .
“Terrible language, justy filthy. A horrible man. . . “
the bored. . .
the boring. . .
the homeless. . .
the hurting. . .
“He’s a ‘Gutter Mouth’ . . .”
the frightened. . .
the weak. . .
the dying. . .
the hopeless . . .
“Father Puke of ‘the dumb shits’ is more like it . . .”
the drunks. . .
the junkies. . .
the psychos. . .
the losers. . .
“Father Puke. Good one – haw -haw!”
the overworked. . .
the underpaid. . .
the insane. . .
“He looks as if he may smell bad . . .”
the repressed. . .
the underdogs. . .
the confused. . .
the wanting. . .
those whose bodies are broken. . .
those whose spirits are broken. . .
those who are alone and lonely. . .
the pukes. . .
the whores. . .
the poor. . .
the violent. . .
the smelly. . .
the hungry. . .
the dirty. . .
the misunderstood. . .
the dumb shits. . .
the ‘un-cool’. . .
the minimum-wagers. . .
the non english speaking immigrants. . .
those who do not read or write. . .
those outside looking in. . .
those inside looking out. . .
” I think he’s cute . . .”
. . .those who are grateful.
