Hesitations Outside the Door (III) by Margaret Atwood, 1970


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What do you want from me

you who walk towards me over the long floor

your arms outstretched, your heart

luminous through the ribs

around your head a crown

of shining blood

This is your castle, this is your metal door,

these are your stairs, your

bones, you twist all possible

dimensions
                                                    into
                                                                    your
                                                                             own