OFFSPRING

My poems
are like
my children
I want them
to go out there
and do well
in the world
I want them
to be able 
to support
themselves
without me
standing
behind them
I do not want them
to call me
at 3 AM 
and beg me 
to transfer money
into 
their bank accounts
I want people
to like them
but not too much
I want them to
learn
and I want them to
teach 
I want them to
be themselves
stick up for
their beliefs
and not drink too much
like their mother did
they give my life 
a little meaning
but they drive me 
fucking
crazy

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