In the beginning of this week’s essay, Sandmonkey quoted from a poem by Philip Larkin. It seems fitting that I should make Larkin’s poem “This be the verse” poem of the week.

The poem reminds me of Sandmonkey and of very many other bitter young people that I know. It explains why so many people of my generation don’t want to have children and can’t wait to die.

For those that don’t know, I should point that title of this poem alludes to Requiem by Robert Louis Stevenson.