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My heart is a flower blossoming out of my mouth.

Warsan Shire

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Warsan Shire
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: January 1
Poet
Writer
Republic of Kenya
Blossoming
Mouth
Mouths
Flower
Heart

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