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... a family-values type
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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.
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.
... Philip Larkin (1822-85), English poet (entitled This Be The Verse)
