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THIS BE THE VERSE
PHILLIP LARKIN
They fuck you
up, your mum and dad
they may not mean to, but they do
they pass on all 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 strict and stern
and the other at each others throats
Man hands misery
to man
it deepens like a coastal shelf
get out as early as you can
and don't have any kids yourself.