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By Carolyn GOLD
Victoria, Texas

I see the face that once hovered over my own, breathing deep, body increasingly curious. These years have made you a stranger to me, the mind I once fond of is now a mystery. As...
Carolyn GOLD, Victoria, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
Beautiful things come out of horrible situations. I know for a fact. Out of sadness you get a new found wisdom on how the world can look with a haze of gray clouds, how people can be senseless, how you can see the whole universe in a whole new way. And that may be hard to handle, hard to cope, hard to accept, but it is so damn beautiful if you really take the chance to realize. Out of anger, you can feel your heart beat race, with every beat it is shaking your whole being and not only the heavy steps you take. It is when you, your whole self and some power is telling you that you are alive. And that is amazing in every angle. Out of anything there is something in there that makes it incredible. Something that makes it shine. Whatever you feel is potent and it is such a blessing to be able to feel what you feel. You just have to think about it.


#211702 Poetry
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#211703 Poetry
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#211704 Poetry
YouKnowMyNameLookUpTheNumber SILVER, Norton, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"I feel like a dog in heat. Humiliated for a treat.\"

#211705 Poetry
By babyshark SILVER
Wellington, Colorado
babyshark SILVER, Wellington, Colorado
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#211706 Poetry
swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM, Arlington, Virginia
45 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#211707 Poetry
By Misha Khorramshahi BRONZE
Mississauga, Other
Misha Khorramshahi BRONZE, Mississauga, Other
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#211708 Poetry
By withBloodandFire GOLD
Burnt Hills, New York
withBloodandFire GOLD, Burnt Hills, New York
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
I stopped checking for monsters under my bed, when I realized they're inside me.

#211709 Poetry
By elisa.... BRONZE
Minneapolis , Minnesota
elisa.... BRONZE, Minneapolis , Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.” - Joseph Heller

#211710 Poetry
By Jillyl305 BRONZE
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Jillyl305 BRONZE, Lincoln, Rhode Island
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway." -Eleanor Roosevelt