Fucked up Parents
I saw this at family_rants, and HAD to post it here. It was posted by blueskycomplex. I also have parents who fucked me up.
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This Be The Verse
I posted this in childfree a little while back in a comment to someone else, figured people on here would have a certain appreciation for it :)
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 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.