Can I love someone...and still think/fly? Love is flying, sown, floati…

Susan Sontag
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Can I love someone...and still think/fly? Love is flying, sown, floating. Thought is solitary flight, beating wings.
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Can I love someone...and still think/fly? Love is flying, sown, floating. Thought is solitary flight, beating wings.

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