A parent is having
A domestic with her
Ex husband and Patrick,
Gets out his car
And I say: should you
Not Wait a moment and
Phone the police,
And I mutter..
You could make
Matters worse. And
He goes straight
Up to the fireman
And I see them
Have a heated discussion
And he is pointing
Over Patricks shoulder
At the woman.
Patrick did not consider
That if the husband
Had tracked her
Down against her
Wishes this time
Then he will evidently
Do it again. And
That Patrick had
No authority over him
Except the threat
To use his special training.
Which he would have
Got in trouble himself
For using even in
Self defence. It
Was not his place
To step in. He
May have thought he
Was saving the day.
But he could have
Made the man even
Angrier for his interference.
Just like he had
No right to approach Fred.
I left his club
And after hospital
I just wanted to move on.
I listened to Fred
Saying that all his friends
Noticed how he picked
On me but I did
Not bring it up.
I let him go scott free.
And my mum did
Not believe Fred when
He made a reference
About Patrick when
In the local one night.
My mum was besotted
With Patrick. Fred
Said he built his
Empire like the pyramids.
He was a slave driver.
And my mum tutted,
That bosses expect
Their pound of flesh
That's how the world works.
And I say see, to Fred
Everything I say falls
On deaf ears at home.