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#20041voted by our readers
By CalebFishman BRONZE
Los Angeles, California

The night holds its breath. It waits for a sign. No leaf dares stir. No cricket dares sing.  The shadows lie dormant Full of life that watches. A hushed stillness holds....
CalebFishman BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#20042 Poetry
By chastity SILVER
Beckley, West Virginia
chastity SILVER, Beckley, West Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
take me as i am or take me as i leave

Sweetie2toCute SILVER, Brookyln, New York
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#20044 Poetry
By Anonymous
#20045 Poetry
By ASHWOOD GOLD
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
ASHWOOD GOLD, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing." -Sylvia Plath

#20046 Poetry
By lemanuel BRONZE
Jeffersonton, Virginia
lemanuel BRONZE, Jeffersonton, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Compromise where you can, but where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move. It is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, to look them in the eye and say, no, you move.” – Sharon Carter

#20047 Poetry
KERMITKREWWWW SILVER, Glens Falls, New York
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I get silly past 11 pm (The tears leak down my cheeks, and words flow like a river from my heart)" -Me talking to a friend online

#20048 Poetry
By Pointe2Twilight PLATINUM
Woodbridge, Virginia
Pointe2Twilight PLATINUM, Woodbridge, Virginia
23 articles 11 photos 3 comments
#20049 Poetry
By laughing4ever GOLD
Las Vegas, Nevada
laughing4ever GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The important gossip of today will be the gentle winds tomorrow.<br /> -Me :D

#20050 Poetry
EllyApolloRose GOLD, Washington, Pennsylvania
14 articles 18 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&rsquo;re alone, you can make any choice you want. But when someone loves you, you lose that right.&quot;<br /> -Alice Paul in Iron Jawed Angels