This Be The Verse
Philip Larkin - 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.
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.
posted by Sylow_P | 10:53 AM
5 Comments:
Really? Is that really your plan? What about the idea that living well is the best revenge?
Plan? You mean the lack thereof? I plan to live well, as an uncle!
I really like that idea! Uncles have more money with which to spoil the kids!
(I'm sorry I'm commenting about a month late - just now reading the back-posts)
Miss Kate - the best revenge involves toothpicks, a hot glue gun, and an enraged gorilla. I won't go into details, but it's good.
Sylow - I've also signed onto the uncle plan - you get the joys of being around your sibling's kids, plus you can load them up with candy and send them home (which is another best-revenge concept)!
Yeah, the hot glue gun is a must in proper revenge work.
After they grow out of the candy, you can switch to cash. They will always buy the suff their parents forbid them to have.
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