Anne Sexton Quote

I, in my brand new body,
which was not a woman's yet,
told the stars my questions
and thought God could really see
the heat and the painted light,
elbows, knees, dreams, goodnight.


Selected poems (ed. 1964)


I, in my brand new body, which was not a woman's yet, told the stars my questions and thought God could really see the heat and the painted light,...

I, in my brand new body, which was not a woman's yet, told the stars my questions and thought God could really see the heat and the painted light,...

I, in my brand new body, which was not a woman's yet, told the stars my questions and thought God could really see the heat and the painted light,...

I, in my brand new body, which was not a woman's yet, told the stars my questions and thought God could really see the heat and the painted light,...