Quotation by Anne Sexton

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Time grows dim. Time that was so long
grows short, time, all goggle-eyed,
wiggling her skirts, singing her torch song,
giving the boys a buzz and a ride,
that Nazi Mama with her beer and sauerkraut.
Time, old gal of mine, will soon dim out.

Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. "For Mr. Death Who Stands with His Door Open."

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