Philip Larkin

I thought the line "Man hands on misery to man" was something to think about.

This Be The Verse

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 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.


Side note: I was doing spell check for this post and the word fuck was picked up. For some reason my immediate thought was that maybe the word is not in the dictionary...that would be crazy..so made sure with dictionary.com ...........................interesting