I would sell my life to avoid
the pain that begins in the crib
with its bars or perhaps
with your first breath
when the planets drill
your future into you....


45 Mercy Street (ed. 1976)

Anne Sexton Quotes

I would sell my life to avoid the pain that begins in the crib with its bars or perhaps with your first breath when the planets drill your future...

I would sell my life to avoid the pain that begins in the crib with its bars or perhaps with your first breath when the planets drill your future...

I would sell my life to avoid the pain that begins in the crib with its bars or perhaps with your first breath when the planets drill your future...

I would sell my life to avoid the pain that begins in the crib with its bars or perhaps with your first breath when the planets drill your future...