Philip Larkin — A Study of Reading Habitss

When getting my nose in a book Cured most things short of school, It was worth ruining in my eyes To know I could still keep cool, And deal out the old right hook To dirty dogs twice my size. Later, with inch-thick specs, Evil was just my lark: Me and my cloak and fangs Had ripping times in the dark. The women I clubbed with sex! I broke them up like meringues. Don't read much now: the dude Who lets the girl down before The hero arrives, the chap Who's yellow and keeps the store, Seems far too familiar. Get stewed: Books are a load of crap.