This Be the Verse

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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.

Philip Larkin

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Topic

Parents and children Trauma Childhood

Author

Philip Larkin

Source

This Be the Verse High Windows

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Larkin, Philip. "This Be the Verse." High Windows. Faber & Faber Limited, 1974. Originally published in New Humanist, Aug. 1971.