Dear Mary Undoer of Knots

Dear Mary...Undoer of knots

Sometimes I feel so alone and misunderstood

Feeling like a loner being bullied by "the hood."

Was held back in the six grade by a mentally abusive and tyranical Catholic school principal

Ten times more evil than the "wicked witch of the west"

And was seduced and molested by a Dayton psychologist at the age of 14

The pretty Catholic school girls refused to date me

Because I had greasy hair, nerdy looks and acne...and definately no money.

"What becomes of the brokenhearted" (by Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin) became my theme song when I was as a lonely nerdy teen

My father Ralph always put me down

Saying: "you'll never amount to anything!"

Needless to say I didn't cry at at his funeral when he died in 1969

I entered the radio broadcast field after I graduated in 1973

I struggled in that buisiness for thirteen-plus years

But never acheived any fame...nor popularity.

So a took a regular job working at a family-owned lumber re-man shop for thirty five years

Workin' with a bunch of tatooed bubbas

But all things considered, the owners treated me with respect and dignity!

Thus I was blessed with steady employment so I could support my family.

I'm now retired ..and so is my wife

My sons are now grown-up but they have no wives..wishing I could have been a grandpa 'ya see

My wife left the faith years ago (needless to say)...citing so much Catholic school hypocracy.

Dear Mary, Undoer of Knots....please lift me up and my wife and family

I still feel like a loner sometimes as I walk through through this lonely valley.

Our Lady of Medjugorje...please lift up me and my family!

JML 3/30/23