why won't they leave me alone? don't they realize I have a tinder hear…

David Levithan
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why won't they leave me alone? don't they realize I have a tinder heart and a paper body and that any spark will turn me straight to ash? ✨ David Levithan (2008). The Realm of Possibility, p.20, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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why won't they leave me alone? don't they realize I have a tinder heart and a paper body and that any spark will turn me straight to ash? ✨ David Levithan (2008). The Realm of Possibility, p.20, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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