Parade my trouble in front of you guys? Make you realize that my heart…

Jack Kerouac
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Parade my trouble in front of you guys? Make you realize that my heart is broken . . . that as long as I live I'll have chains dragging me down to the oceans of sad tears that my feet are wet in already. ✨ Jack Kerouac (2013). Maggie Cassidy (Annotated), p.10, BookBaby
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