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#226141voted by our readers
By cicimore BRONZE
Sandy, Utah

The back of my neck is a squelching swamp of sweat. I run, jump, play – but to what to avail does the lion prance in its cage? My arms flail and the smacking and hurt burst blo...
cicimore BRONZE, Sandy, Utah
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#226142 Poetry
By Kcramer28 BRONZE
Sanford , Michigan
Kcramer28 BRONZE, Sanford , Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#226143 Poetry
By __thestarshadow__ BRONZE
Dehradun, Other
__thestarshadow__ BRONZE, Dehradun, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm bits n pieces of perfect imperfections

#226144 Poetry
By MissDaphneH GOLD
Topanga, California
MissDaphneH GOLD, Topanga, California
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't be so eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity." ~ Tár

#226145 Poetry
War
By Anonymous
#226146 Poetry
brit_love<3 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
1 article 1 photo 0 comments
#226147 Poetry
By littlemsawkward ELITE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
littlemsawkward ELITE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
119 articles 7 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be great is to be misunderstood.&quot; ((Ralph Waldo Emerson))

#226148 Poetry
By unknownheart GOLD
Memphis, Tennessee
unknownheart GOLD, Memphis, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
LIFE IS LIKE A COIN YOU CAN ONLY SPEND IT ONCE SO MAKE WISE CHOICES....

#226149 Poetry
By Thespecialchild BRONZE
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Thespecialchild BRONZE, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it&#039;s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life&#039;s realities.&quot;<br /> -Dr.Seuss

#226150 Poetry
By Jolive BRONZE
Omaha, Nebraska
Jolive BRONZE, Omaha, Nebraska
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
welcome to the land of misfit toys