Famous Quotes | Mother frowned at my wasted...

Mother frowned at my wasted life.
My father smoked cigars.
My cheeks blossomed with maggots.
I picked at them like pearls.
I covered them with pancake.
I wound my hair in curls. - Anne Sexton
Attribution: Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. “A Cripples and Other Stories.”

Categories: Fathers, Mothers

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