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Poetry
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia

I used to be dead, but then at a time I came alive. I used to be lit by darkness, but now I'm lit by light. I used to be a shadow on a wall, but now. . . I&#...
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.


violawritermady BRONZE, Lehi, Utah
3 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The true artist does not create art as an end to himself. He creates it for others; humanity is the goal." -Bronislaw Huberman

heyhannah93 GOLD, Jackson, Tennessee
10 articles 2 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trust your heart if the seas catch fire. Live by love though the stars walk backward. -EE Cummings

CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
124 articles 42 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.<br /> Leonardo Di Vinci<br /> <br /> You see I&#039;m a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?<br /> ~Sir Percy Blakeney

Poetry
By SevenFangs SILVER
Danville, Pennsylvania
SevenFangs SILVER, Danville, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I was asked to open my eyes, but instead I asked if what I was going to see was as beautiful as what I could imagine.

Poetry
By Srs42 GOLD
Coralville, Iowa
Srs42 GOLD, Coralville, Iowa
17 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
when life gives you lemons... eat them and make really weird faces at people.

Poetry
By SevenFangs SILVER
Danville, Pennsylvania
SevenFangs SILVER, Danville, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I was asked to open my eyes, but instead I asked if what I was going to see was as beautiful as what I could imagine.

Poetry
By Sophw3 BRONZE
Winnipeg, Other
Sophw3 BRONZE, Winnipeg, Other
4 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Beneath the make-up and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world&quot; -Marilyn Monroe

Poetry
By Bri_Christine PLATINUM
DuBois, Pennsylvania
Bri_Christine PLATINUM, DuBois, Pennsylvania
24 articles 0 photos 5 comments
Poetry
By Bri_Christine PLATINUM
DuBois, Pennsylvania
Bri_Christine PLATINUM, DuBois, Pennsylvania
24 articles 0 photos 5 comments