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#221071voted by our readers
By Anonymous

A is for after I found out L is for the loneliness that crept in O is for only if I knew, could I have stopped it? N is for never going back. E is for everything you confided i...

#221072 Poetry
By DanielleNicole1001 BRONZE
Mena, Arkansas
DanielleNicole1001 BRONZE, Mena, Arkansas
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight", " One lie can tarnish a thousand truths "

#221073 Poetry
By Evyfan111 DIAMOND
Castle Pines North, Colorado
Evyfan111 DIAMOND, Castle Pines North, Colorado
64 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing eases my suffering. It&#039;s my soul&#039;s medicine. I write when I hurt. I write what I fear. Writing is my form of personal freedom. I write to save myself. I write to survive as an individual.&quot;<br /> ~Amor Magner

#221074 Poetry
By Shameful BRONZE
San Marcos, California
Shameful BRONZE, San Marcos, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar."

#221075 Poetry
By Samuel Reichman DIAMOND
Fairway, Kansas
Samuel Reichman DIAMOND, Fairway, Kansas
65 articles 5 photos 3 comments
#221076 Poetry
By RebelliousFate GOLD
Henderson, Nevada
RebelliousFate GOLD, Henderson, Nevada
15 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It is the one who won&#039;t be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.&quot; -Bette Mier

#221077 Poetry
The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM, Midlothian, Illinois
36 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dr. Martin Luther King Is Not A Black Hero, He&#039;s An AMERICAN Hero. ~Morgan Freeman<br /> An Eye For An Eye Ends Up Making The Whole World Blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

#221078 Poetry
By BrittanyLovesMichael GOLD
Clarksville, Indiana
BrittanyLovesMichael GOLD, Clarksville, Indiana
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
You say you love the rain,<br /> but you open your umbrella.<br /> You say you love the sun,<br /> but you find a shadow spot.<br /> You say you love the wind, <br /> but you close your windows.<br /> This is why i&#039;m afraid, you say that you love me too.

#221079 Poetry
By Stormy16 SILVER
Tolleson, Arizona
Stormy16 SILVER, Tolleson, Arizona
7 articles 61 photos 95 comments

Favorite Quote:
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. <br /> -Victor Hugo

#221080 Poetry
By memento-vivere BRONZE
Silver Spring, Maryland
memento-vivere BRONZE, Silver Spring, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I&#039;m still trying to figure out how that could be.