He hugged a stranger
A sister never known
Or seen or heard of ever
In his life
A man alone in this wide world
In Canada faraway
Punk rocker in Vancouver
Brave face against his fate
No family no connection
Army life and then protest
Punk rock against the rottenness of life
Then in she walks his sister
And he sticks to her like glue
Next of kin next of skin
Lemn Sissay’s word so true
And now today we celebrate
Joachim and Anne
Grandparents of Jesus
Family of the man
And all who do the will of God
Are family to me
Where blood breaks down
Love must supply
A finer family tree
Brian Fahy
26 July 2022
+ Long Lost Family showed us a man who has lived all his life alone, having been adopted and not knowing if he had blood relatives in this world. Punk Rock is, I think, a protest against all the hurts of life and he became a punk rocker. His joy at meeting family was overwhelming. Now aged 65, he feels reborn, and completed.
Erris Poetry 