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#12831voted by our readers
By lilmamaakatrina BRONZE
Durham, North Carolina

I looked at the world through my silver gray bars. Sad and alone the only thing I could do was reach out and feel the wind on my fingers. Trapped in by the sadness, guil...
lilmamaakatrina BRONZE, Durham, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
If your standing tall it is because you stand on the backs of your ancestor


#12832 Poetry
By Bprice GOLD
Argos, Indiana
Bprice GOLD, Argos, Indiana
13 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."- Hal Holbrook

#12833 Poetry
#12834 Poetry
By awilliams0738 BRONZE
Paducah, Kentucky
awilliams0738 BRONZE, Paducah, Kentucky
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natalie_v BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The role of the poet, beginning with my own childhood experience, is to deserve the trust of people who know that what you do is work with words.”- June Jordan

#12836 Poetry
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#12837 Poetry
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#12838 Poetry
By RobynLee BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
RobynLee BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

ImJustAGirl328 BRONZE,
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Favorite Quote:
"If you stay on the sidelines of the here and now, your future will only ever be a pale version of a dream you never had the courage to experience." -Mia (character from the Summer of Skinny Dipping)