Parents

Why are parents

Such let downs?

If you’ve got a smile

They’ll give you a frown

They fill you with the traits

You wish you didn’t own

If you’re having a good day

They’ll start to nag or moan

They aren’t there when you need them

But they’re there when you wish they weren’t

They wipe your mind of happiness

And erase the good you’ve learnt

They like to fuck you up

And mess your head around

If you’re flying in the sky

They’ll kick you to the ground

They live their life through you

And don’t accept their time is gone

They look back at their masterpiece

And question where it all went wrong.

(Inspired by Philip Larkin's This Be The Verse