There is a charge For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge For th…

Sylvia Plath
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There is a charge For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge For the hearing of my heart - It really goes. And there is a charge, a very large charge, For a word or a touch Or a bit of blood Or a piece of my hair or my clothes. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2010). Ariel: The Restored Edition, p.25, Faber & Faber
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