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#81voted by our readers
By Casandrad2163 BRONZE
Jamaica, New York

You were like a childReckless & clumsyMy heart a porcelain doll on the top shelfYou reached for it with your grubby fingersJumping and grabbing to get itBut in your reckless fi...
Casandrad2163 BRONZE, Jamaica, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#82 Poetry
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

#83 Poetry
By EvelyneWrites PLATINUM
Arlington, Virginia
EvelyneWrites PLATINUM, Arlington, Virginia
21 articles 0 photos 19 comments
#84 Poetry
By maddiep5 BRONZE
Vienna, Virginia
maddiep5 BRONZE, Vienna, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#85 Poetry
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments
#86 Poetry
By VibhaR BRONZE
Cupertino, California
VibhaR BRONZE, Cupertino, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#87 Poetry
By BingBong_BingBong BRONZE
Forest Park, Illinois
BingBong_BingBong BRONZE, Forest Park, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#89 Poetry
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

#90 Poetry
By Starsandmoonss13 SILVER
Hialeah Gardens, Florida
Starsandmoonss13 SILVER, Hialeah Gardens, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Living is easy with eyes closed."<br /> -John Lennon (Strawberry Fields Forever)