Whose heart is this

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  • Published 20180807
  • ISBN: 9781925603316
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

I saw through my grandmothers eyes
The removal of my mother
I shared my grandmothers heart
I felt her pain

I shared my eyes with her
The removal of my son
She shared my heart
She shared my pain

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