- Rat Lombot (Ross E F Lombardi) changing the words of... - Thomas Builds-the-Fire, Smoke Signals (Sherman Alexie) - ...to better suit his reality. . "SHOULD we forgive our 'genetic' fathers?  Maybe when we stop having nightmares.  Do we forgive our fathers for scaring us too often, or forever, when we were little? Maybe for ScarRing us with expected rage, or making us dead inside because there never seemed to be any gentleness there at all?  Do we forgive our fathers for harming our mothers, or for swearing revenge on our mothers? Or threatening, or hurting, our mothers? And shall we forgive them for their excesses of terror or brutality? Shall we forgive them for pushing, or hitting? For shutting of mouths or the growl through gritted teeth? For never allowing speaking, or never being merciful?  Do we forgive our fathers in our grave, or in theirs? Or in their suffering, Killing the wife-beating bastard Or Not killing the wife-beating bastard. If we forgive our fathers