Philip Larkin

I'm not much into poetry... Infact I'm not much into literature either... I like my reading to be light or scientific (either one of the two). But sometimes, some people write stuff just like I like to read it... short, sweet and to the point... like this one by Philip Larkin. I can't believe he's a poet. Here's a poem by him called "This be the verse" (my apologies Vrigo):

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.

and that about summarizes exactly how I feel about kids... or rather my kids... or rather
'never going to have them' kids... I can always spoil other people's ;).