The Dark Night

I owe the blogosphere a Yesteryear Wednesday post, I know.  For now, a poem that I have been meaning to post for a long time.  Tonight just seemed right for it.

Philip Larkin -- This Be The Verse

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They fuck you up, your mum 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.

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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.

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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.

Comments

[beth]

Aint that the truth sister!