And I watch my words from a long way off. They are more yours than min…

Pablo Neruda
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And I watch my words from a long way off. They are more yours than mine. They climb on my old suffering like ivy. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2015). The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, p.930, Macmillan
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And I watch my words from a long way off. They are more yours than mine. They climb on my old suffering like ivy. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2015). The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, p.930, Macmillan

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