I dislike this poem, not ALL people seem to be as fucked up by their parents. So the poem sort of functions as apologia (oh it’s just a thing that happens).
But there are some people who are less fucked up by their parents! The more fucked up people tend to be the more alienated by them in the long run.
When we read it like this it makes sense again imo.
At the very least, “get out as early as you can” can be a personal solution, not one applied to all humans.
Honestly I think that’s how the author meant it, too. They were just being hyperbolic.
I dislike this poem, not ALL people seem to be as fucked up by their parents. So the poem sort of functions as apologia (oh it’s just a thing that happens).
But there are some people who are less fucked up by their parents! The more fucked up people tend to be the more alienated by them in the long run.
Funny, I was thinking about this after I posted.
When we read it like this it makes sense again imo.
At the very least, “get out as early as you can” can be a personal solution, not one applied to all humans.
Honestly I think that’s how the author meant it, too. They were just being hyperbolic.