My Parents by Stephen Spender is a poem based on bullying and the desire to make friends. Specifically the author resents his parents for. Pin On Important Reminders Who threw words like stones and wore torn clothes. . Spender describes bullies and the feeling of being bullied throughout the poem. Their thighs shown through rags. My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough Stephen Spender imagery Like dogs to bark at our world. Their thighs showed through rags Why should the poets parents have. Spenders poem is divided into three verses of equal. Their thighs showed through rags. Their thighs showed through rags. Heres the celebrated British poet Stephen Spender reading his insightful poem My Parents Kept Me From Children Who Were Rough The poem was first publishe. The verb keep with reference to the context of the poem implies preventing. My parents kept me from children who were roug...