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Either a snail's moist web
of moonlight, or someone's
hot breath at four a.m.
when the night has been
too much, has eaten
you whole.
This is my life.
It has been
sifted through the bones
of my body, through
blood.
It is all that
I have. "

Joy Harjo , She Had Some Horses


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Joy Harjo quote : <b>Untitled</b><br /><br />Either a snail's moist web<br />of moonlight, or someone's<br />hot breath at four a.m.<br />when the night has been<br />too much, has eaten<br />you whole.<br />This is my life.<br />It has been<br />sifted through the bones<br />of my body, through<br />blood.<br />It is all that<br />I have.