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" Look—my feet don’t hit the marble!
Like breath or a balloon, I’m rising,
I hover six inches in the air
in my blazing swan-egg of light.
You think I’m not a goddess?
Try me.
This is a torch song.
Touch me and you’ll burn. "

Margaret Atwood , Morning in the Burned House


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Margaret Atwood quote : Look—my feet don’t hit the marble!<br />Like breath or a balloon, I’m rising,<br />I hover six inches in the air<br />in my blazing swan-egg of light.<br />You think I’m not a goddess?<br />Try me.<br />This is a torch song.<br />Touch me and you’ll burn.