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You have a heart of gold and I am kneeling in your bloodstream panning for the only thing that has ever felt like home.

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Andrea Gibson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 13
Poet
Calais
Maine
Andrew Gibson
Home
Ever
Heart
Thing
Like
Bloodstream
Kneeling
Gold
Felt

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