(1930 - 1998 / West Yorkshire / England)

poet Ted Hughes
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Examination at the Womb-Door

Who owns those scrawny little feet?    <i>Death</i>.
Who owns this bristly scorched-looking face?    <i>Death</i>.
Who owns these still-working lungs?    <i>Death</i>.
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