if your parents yell a lot
mostly at each other
and have you thinking:
why not just break up
because that's how sick
you are of their banter

if your parents are the parents who
have you thinking:
good thing, i'm their kid
if they were another kid's parents,
that kid would've probably
grown up to be a major ***** up.
with how laid back your parents are
but then you must remember
how much of a ***** up you are too
so stop thinking

if your parents still love each other
if they still tease each other
and laugh together
and put up with each other's antics
and prepare coffee while the other
is still fast asleep
but never complains
when they wake up to cold coffee

if your parents kid around a lot
and bully you together sometimes
but also care for you
because though they won't admit it
they love you more than they love
each other,

if your parents always threaten to leave but never really do
then you know they're a keeper
and that they always will be

if you don't understand your parents'
love for each other, know that
that's just how it's supposed to be

if your parents are anything like mine,
i hope you haven't gone mad just yet
know that they're the best thing
that will ever happen to you

and

that you'll most likely
end up finding them
in the person you'd
want to marry.