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I lost my father
- This is how I lost my father and my father's father's father.
- My father before mine lost his to a mine.
- He fought against the Japanese behind the enemy's line.
- In doing so he single handily saved India.
- In retrospect perhaps it wasn't such a good idea.
- (whispers: ingrates, won't even integrate)
- After surviving several battles including saving the Jews,
- He lost his life exercising freedom of passage for the British navy,
- Legs blown off along with the bow of his ship, turned him to gravy.
- Barely survived long enough to come home and offer his dues.
- He was before my time, I know him but he never knew me.
- I inherited his medals and a bloody bullet as his legacy.
- I've still got the gas mask his son wore in case of the enemy.
- I keep it all in my evidence locker to prove my family.
- Now let my tell you not how my father's father lost his hand in life.
- That's all history let my tell you my story of the new no man's land.
- In this day and age we don't fight on the beeches.
- Nor the landing grounds, the fields or the streets.
- We fight in the courts along with the jesters like royalty.
- They've taken it all already so will never take it seriously.
- I was nine years old when I was used as a weapon in the court.
- A parental feud using the last resort is the trap within which I was caught.
- Your father is good as dead if he's not around.
- A child needs a parent to keep them above ground.
- I killed my father. I lost my father.
- I LOST MY FUCKING FATHER.
- I'M GOING TO SMASH YOUR FUCKING FACE IN,
- AND SHIT INTO THE WOUND!
- I'M GOING TO CAVE YOUR SKULL IN WITH A HAMMER,
- AND FLUSH YOUR BRAIN DOWN THE DRAIN!
- I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU ALL.
- YOU'RE NOT MY FUCKING FATHER STOP TRYING TO REPLACE HIM.
- YOU DON'T GET TO DECIDE WHO I ACCEPT AS A REPLACEMENT.
- YOU MADE ME KILL HIM AND NOW I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.
- I SHALL REPLACE YOU WITH A LINE OF SHELL SCRIPT.
- AFTER I BASH YOU INTO YOUR CRYPT.
- They tried to send me to therapy but cancelled it for his own safety.
- It happened a couple of years later after giving my mother custody.
- At eleven she turned on me for I reminded her too much of her hubby.
- I also ruined her dating because every time I said you ain't my daddy.
- I got thrown out to live on my own with next to nothing.
- A supply of the bare essentials which was rarely enough.
- I got skinny and hungry so went out hunting to supplement my diet.
- A kid hand picking trout from the steam in the back garden caused a riot.
- So who did I choose as my new dad?
- Why only choose one do you think I am mad?
- I'll choose them all the true all father.
- Jean Luc Picard, my foster dad.
- Benjamin Cisco he was swell.
- Captain Kirk my substitute lost my virginity to a prostitute.
- Genghis Khan raised me well.
- Adolf Hitler as a dad wasn't so bad.
- Now come today they call me a man and a half.
- Bearded women sing like the Beegees that I'm more than a man.
- A one man army who don't need no gang don't make me laugh.
- Sometimes you must downgrade to upgrade.
- This is the story of how I was made.
- A self made man and now I'm gonna get paid.
- I met your mom so no worries about getting laid.
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