Choices
The boy, he acts like he’s a selfish entitled cunt,
His mother thinks nature or nurture, puts it down to being a runt
But parental choices, they extend further than gene selection,
They’re more than just choosing the guy with the erection
You say you appreciate the things that I’ve done,
I shouldn’t worry he’s on the path to getting a gun.
You criticise me for my negative foresight,
Perhaps one day you’ll see I was damn well right.
Is it any wonder he’s turned out this way,
When you look at the things you’ve let be ok.
If its responsibility you want him to take,
Then start by owning the fucking mistakes that you make.
Forgive me when I just can’t take anymore,
Don’t come at me with you’re f*ck you claw.
I write this so I don’t say it to you,
But what does it matter, we’re probably through.
About this poem
Blended families are hard, but they're really hard when you're just a lodger in your own home, a nightstore attendent with all of the responsibility and none of the authority.
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Written on March 03, 2022
Submitted by rivettjl on March 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 831 |
Words | 167 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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