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Quotation by Anne Sexton
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will your eyes lie in wait,
little field mice nestling on their paws?
Perhaps they will say nothing,
perhaps they will be dark and leaden,
having played their own game
somewhere else....
little field mice nestling on their paws?
Perhaps they will say nothing,
perhaps they will be dark and leaden,
having played their own game
somewhere else....
Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. "Your Face on the Dog's Neck."
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