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By Anonymous

This fragile figment of my imagination Drives me crazy inside This scarcity of loneliness in my world Is what keeps me from cry Such happiness keeps the light in my eyes This...

#219342 Poetry
By chocolateharp SILVER
Plaistow, New Hampshire
chocolateharp SILVER, Plaistow, New Hampshire
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost." - Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

#219343 Poetry
By Zhenyue Wei BRONZE
Tucker, Georgia
Zhenyue Wei BRONZE, Tucker, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219344 Poetry
By BEnCloW495 BRONZE
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
BEnCloW495 BRONZE, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trying is the first step towards failure.

#219345 Poetry
By Naadeede513 BRONZE
Hamilton, Ohio
Naadeede513 BRONZE, Hamilton, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#219346 Poetry
By Chloe97 BRONZE
Eugene, Oregon
Chloe97 BRONZE, Eugene, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't be delicate, be vast and brilliant."

#219347 Poetry
By Kyle Rumbold SILVER
Clarkston, Michigan
Kyle Rumbold SILVER, Clarkston, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219348 Poetry
By And.Peggy SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
And.Peggy SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me, because I, too, am fluent in silence."- R Arnold

#219349 Poetry
By Anonymous
#219350 Poetry
By undignified SILVER
Dryden, Washington
undignified SILVER, Dryden, Washington
8 articles 10 photos 7 comments