Poor Phraser

(per)verse and poetry.

THEY TUCK YOU UP, YOUR MUM AND DAD

oi mum, if you loved me

you’d buy me more sweeties, I’m the one kid in class

who ain’t got diabetes
 

how much do you care, mum?

the answer’s not very, I’m the sole kid in class

without a Blackberry
 

you hate me and make me

a social pariah, the last kid who’s not seen

the box set of The Wire
 

you embarrass me so

put yourself in my place, look how people giggle

because I’m not on facebook
 

you say: I’ll thank you later!

that’s a mighty long wait, can’t you see I’m a grown-up?

Christ, I’m nearly eight!


  1. the-third-way reblogged this from poorphraser and added:
    Fun!
  2. lafonna reblogged this from poorphraser and added:
    This was amazing.
  3. anathemawasteland said: haha! Philip Larkin would certainly reblog this.
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