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Because ....
'They fuck you up , your mum and dad.
They may not mean to but they do.
They fill you up 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.
Go out as early as you can ,
And don't have any kids yourself ' .
Respects to Philip Larkin .
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