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When anyone escapes, my heart / leaps up. even when it's i who am escaped from, / i am half on the side of the leaver.
-Sharon Olds
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When Anyone Escapes, My Heart / Leaps

Sharon Olds
When anyone escapes, my heart / leaps up. even when it's i who am escaped from, / i am half on the side of the leaver.
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