Famous Quotes | Child, the current of your...

Child, the current of your breath is six days long.
You lie, a small knuckle on my white bed;
lie, fisted like a snail, so small and strong
at my breast. Your lips are animals; you are fed
with love. - Anne Sexton
Attribution: Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. “Unknown Girl in the Maternity Ward.”

Categories: Children, Infants/babies, Motherhood

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