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#12361voted by our readers
By Joelave BRONZE
Billings, Montana

Dream that you can’t breathe in like air Hollow lungs dying like leaves in autumn And like La Llorona’s deathly despair Leaves lay dormant waiting for winter’s sun Her as...
Joelave BRONZE, Billings, Montana
1 article 2 photos 1 comment

#12362 Poetry
By SirFox GOLD
Cleveland, Ohio
SirFox GOLD, Cleveland, Ohio
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, that is why it is called the present. <br /> - Master Oogway

#12363 Poetry
By RFrocker23 PLATINUM
Ballwin, Missouri
RFrocker23 PLATINUM, Ballwin, Missouri
22 articles 1 photo 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&quot;

#12364 Poetry
By LessThanPerfect BRONZE
Millersville, Pennsylvania
LessThanPerfect BRONZE, Millersville, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why do we do that, why do I do that?&quot;<br /> &quot;If you never ask, the answer will always be no.&quot;

#12365 Poetry
By faithf. BRONZE
Springfield, Tennessee
faithf. BRONZE, Springfield, Tennessee
4 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
humankind has not woven the web of life. we are but a thread within it,whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. all things are bound together all things are connected.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -chief seattle-

#12366 Poetry
By chsongbird GOLD
Arlington, Massachusetts
chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it&#039;s these things I believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn&#039;t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything&quot;

#12367 Poetry
By RKemnetz39 BRONZE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
RKemnetz39 BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#12368 Poetry
By Saudade_indigo PLATINUM
Winnipeg, Other
Saudade_indigo PLATINUM, Winnipeg, Other
21 articles 0 photos 17 comments
#12369 Poetry
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#12370 Poetry
By RoseLouisa PLATINUM
Yishun, Other
RoseLouisa PLATINUM, Yishun, Other
22 articles 6 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Juliet had it easy; she never had to kill Romeo.&rdquo; <br /> ― Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Life, unfortunately, doesn&#039;t seem to care what we want.&rdquo; <br /> ― Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I like him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Like or like?<br /> &quot;Oh, there&#039;s a difference?&rdquo; <br /> ― Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy