Cobwebs Quote by Anne Sexton

“Give me your skin as sheer as a cobweb, let me open it up and listen in and scoop out the dark.” quote by Anne Sexton — Download Open image

“Give me your skin as sheer as a cobweb, let me open it up and listen in and scoop out the dark.”

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