“People or starsRegard me sadly, I disappoint them.From the poem "Sheep in Fog", 2 December 1962”

“Eternity bores me,I never wanted it.From the poem "Years", 16 November 1962”

“I have stitched life into me like a rare organ--from "Three Women: A Poem for Three Voices", written 1962”

“I am too pure for you or anyone.From the poem "Fever 103°", 20 October 1962”

“You smile.No, it is not fatal.--from "The Other", written 2 July 1962”

“They had to call and callAnd pick the worms off me like sticky pearls.--From the poem "Lady Lazarus", written 23-29 October 1962”

“What did my fingers do before they held him?What did my heart do, with its love?From " Three Women: A Poem for Three Voices", 1962”