Broken Quote by Anne Sexton

“... and my love stays bitterly glowing, spasms of it will not sleep, and I am helpless and thirsty and need shade but there is no one to cover me- not even God.” quote by Anne Sexton — Download Open image

“... and my love stays bitterly glowing, spasms of it will not sleep, and I am helpless and thirsty and need shade but there is no one to cover me- not even God.”

Anne Sexton

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