Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Death Quotes
Perhaps you consider yourself an oracle, Mouthpiece of the dead, or of some god or other. (6-7)
Women and Femininity Quotes
Scaling little ladders with glue pots and pails of Lysol I crawl like an ant in mourning (11-12)
Duty Quotes
I shall never get you put together entirely,Pieced, glued, and properly jointed. (1-2)
Suffering Quotes
I shall never get you put together entirely,Pieced, glued, and properly jointed. (1-2)