That poet that wrote that poem about that thing...
January 19, 2011 2:54 PM   Subscribe

Cannot remember who wrote this poem (maybe essay?) or where this line is from. The metaphor is about a hideous child trying to crawl into your lap, you keep pushing it away in dismay, the author points out that this child is your (life? your faults?) and you must accept it, invite it up into your lap, and kiss it. Who wrote this? My Google Fu has failed me.
posted by jeanmari to Media & Arts (3 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Reminds me of Thich Nhat Hahn's (sp?) book on how to treat your own self when you are angry in his book Anger.
posted by salvia at 3:06 PM on January 19, 2011


Oops, that first "book" should be "discussion."
posted by salvia at 3:07 PM on January 19, 2011


This sounds like it could've come from one of Anne Lamott's books. "Bird By Bird" or "Travelling Mercies" possibly.
posted by Spyder's Game at 3:53 PM on January 19, 2011


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