Anne Lise Kjaer on Twitter: "Philip Larkin's: “They fuck you up...” another friend of mine replied: “But some fuck you up more than others!!” https://t.co/SrEqDF15oK" / Twitter
![They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. Thw fill you Wim the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. Thw fill you Wim the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/9b9e5b743207598214e123b2f318c84205324e9389048fcb6aa5c00348aa407b_1.jpg)
They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. Thw fill you Wim the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But
![Poetry in Translation (CCCLXI), Philip LARKIN (1922, Coventry, England – 1985, Hull, England), GREAT BRITAIN/ENGLAND: “This Be The Verse”, “Soroc” Poetry in Translation (CCCLXI), Philip LARKIN (1922, Coventry, England – 1985, Hull, England), GREAT BRITAIN/ENGLAND: “This Be The Verse”, “Soroc”](http://www.romanianstudies.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/philip-larkin-quotes-3.jpg)
Poetry in Translation (CCCLXI), Philip LARKIN (1922, Coventry, England – 1985, Hull, England), GREAT BRITAIN/ENGLAND: “This Be The Verse”, “Soroc”
Mary Karr - Best first line of a poem? (So enjoyed yall's other posts, I wanna know what yr reading) Today I would go w/Philip Larkin 'This Be the Verse'—“They fuck you
![Paul Holdengraber on Twitter: "“They fuck you up your mum and dad,” beautifully read by .@simonwwriter Philip Larkin, died on this day, in 1985." / Twitter Paul Holdengraber on Twitter: "“They fuck you up your mum and dad,” beautifully read by .@simonwwriter Philip Larkin, died on this day, in 1985." / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPSf5mcWkAA7Y4j.jpg)