(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Alda Merini

“As for me, I used to be a bird
with a gentle white womb,
someone cut my throat
just for laughs,
I don’t know.
As for me, I used to be a great albatross
and whirled over the seas.
Someone put an end to my journey,
without any charity in the tone of it.
But even stretched out on the ground
I sing for you now
my songs of love.”

Alda Merini, Love Lessons: Selected Poems
Read more quotes from Alda Merini


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!


This Quote Is From

Love Lessons: Selected Poems Love Lessons: Selected Poems by Alda Merini
92 ratings, average rating, 23 reviews
Open Preview

Browse By Tag