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Anguish Quote by Theodore Roethke

“My truths are all foreknown,This anguish self-revealed.I'm naked to the bone,With nakedness my shield.” quote by Theodore Roethke — Download Open image

“My truths are all foreknown,This anguish self-revealed.I'm naked to the bone,With nakedness my shield.”

Theodore Roethke

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