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My husband sings Baa Baa black sheep and we pretend that all's certain and good, that the marriage won't end.

My husband sings Baa Baa black sheep and we pretend that all's certain and good, that the marriage won't end.

Anne Sexton
Marriage, Husband, Divorce
Anne Sexton (1978). “Words for Dr. Y.: uncollected poems with three stories”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

And within the house ashes are being stuffed into my marriage, fury is lapping the walls, dishes crack on the shelves, a strangler needs my throat, the daughter has ceased to eat anything.

Anne Sexton
Daughter, Wall, Divorce
Anne Sexton (1976). “45 Mercy Street”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Pulling off the fat diamond engagement ring, pulling off the elopement wedding ring, and holding them, clicking them in thumb and forefinger, the indent of twenty-five years, like a tiny rip leaving its mark.

Anne Sexton
Rip, Divorce, Years
Anne Sexton (1976). “45 Mercy Street”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

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