"August 17th" from Scorpio, Bad Spider, Die: The Horoscope Poems
“
Here in the hospital, I say,
that is not my body, not my body.
I am not here for the doctors
to read like a recipe.
— Anne Sexton
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Here in the hospital, I say,
that is not my body, not my body.
I am not here for the doctors
to read like a recipe." in the context of ""August 17th" from Scorpio, Bad Spider, Die: The Horoscope Poems" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anne Sexton" (Quotes, Words for Dr. Y (1978))
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About Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928 - October 4, 1974), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1967 for Live or Die.
About Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928 - October 4, 1974), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1967 for Live or Die.
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