Famous Quotes | A freak but moist...

A freak but moist flower
tangles my lungs, knits into my heart,
crawls up my throat
and sucks like octopi on my tongue.
You planted it happily last summer
and I let it take root with my moon-hope.... - Anne Sexton
Attribution: Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. “The Love Plant.”

Categories: Affection, Flowers, Love

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