How can I teach her some way of being human that won't dest… - Margaret Atwood

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How can I teach her
some way of being human
that won't destroy her

I would like to tell her, Love
is enough, I would like to say,
Find shelter in another skin.

I would like to say, Dance
and be happy. Instead I will say
in my crone’s voice, Be
ruthless when you have to, tell
the truth when you can,
when you can see it.

Margaret Atwood

Two-Headed Poems · 1981 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 18 November 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic.

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