Here in the hospital, I say,
that is not my body, not my body.
I am not here for the doctors
to read like a recipe.


"August 17th" from Scorpio, Bad Spider, Die: The Horoscope Poems - Words for Dr. Y (1978)

Anne Sexton Quotes

Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe.

Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe.

Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe.

Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe.