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# Ha ha ha!
Hello Noobmaster!

THREADJACK!

Today I have been mostly reading the poetry of Philip Larkin, and I stumbled across this gem that I had long forgotten.


This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin

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.

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 anothers 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.

I guess we have him to thank for all of the emos ;)
(, Wed 19 Mar 2008, 20:38, archived)