Why, in that single glance I had

      Of my child's face,.. I tell you all,

I saw a look that made me mad..

      The master's look, that used to fall

On my soul like his lash.. or worse!—

And so, to save it from my curse,

      I twisted it round in my shawl.

#abuse #elizabeth barrett browning #intergenerational trauma #memory #oppression #parental love

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