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Make love like you have no secrets like you've never been left never been hurt like the world don't owe you a single wretched thing.

Warsan Shire

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Warsan Shire
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: January 1
Poet
Writer
Republic of Kenya
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Make
Never
Wretched
Love
Secrets
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Single
World
Hurt
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Left

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