Mark A. Mandel Copr. 2003
(b/o Paladin of Souls, Lois Bujold, p. 197, 170)
Sister, guide me as I grow,
Help me learn what I should know.
Mother, make me fit and strong
And keep me sound my whole life long.
Brother, make me strong of heart,
With friends from whom I'll never part.
Father, show me what is right
From morning till the fall of night.
Bastard, please to let me be
And keep Your demons far from me.
[And then there's Ista's "ferocious parody"...]
Daughter, was the marriage bed
Designed for two? Or three, instead?
Mother, what you laid on me
Was murder, lies, and treachery.
Son, you stole my son away
With false friends and perverted play.
Father, it's the gift you gave
That sent my husband to his grave.
Bastard, you're the worst of all.
Demons take You and Your call!
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