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“I do not want to be a chrysalis again. How long will I have to live here quickened in My finespun case like a folded pilgrim, blushing, till i am Moth”

crying

def finishing this book tonight. Noticed something: each section she writes a poem titled “Self portrait as X” except for the first one. and im gonna. overanalyze that

“I am so moved by you I cannot help but speak.” I CANT IM SPEECHLESS

i might finish this book tonight

“Still Life with Aspirin” is my favorite piece from her. it was the first poem i ever read of hers and i was immediately in love. “You did not dream I held political ideals, did you. You should not be reading this and are”