Posted by beardedlady on March 20, 2002, at 5:49:59
In reply to dad, posted by ELA on March 20, 2002, at 4:46:11
This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin
They fuck you up, your mom and dad
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.Man hands on misery to man
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can
And don't have any kids yourself.
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