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#231141voted by our readers
By dancing.inthe.rain GOLD
Bowling Green, Kentucky

I feel like a flower, hung up on the wall You acted like I was the most beautiful one of them all You watched me grow, firm and tall Now you don’t care about me at all I used t...
dancing.inthe.rain GOLD, Bowling Green, Kentucky
15 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We all fear death and question our place in the universe. The artist's job is not to subcome to dispair, but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existance." -Gertrude Stein in the movie Midnight In Paris.


#231142 Poetry
By hockeypoet BRONZE
Watchung, New Jersey
hockeypoet BRONZE, Watchung, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Whether you think you can, or you think you can&#039;t--you&#039;re right.&rdquo;<br /> ― Henry Ford

#231143 Poetry
By Jawssanjurjo BRONZE
Papillion, Nebraska
Jawssanjurjo BRONZE, Papillion, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#231144 Poetry
By sweetpoetrygirl SILVER
Danville, California
sweetpoetrygirl SILVER, Danville, California
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#231145 Poetry
By PercillaBirch BRONZE
North Las Vegas, Nevada
PercillaBirch BRONZE, North Las Vegas, Nevada
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to live. I want to grow. I want to see. I want to know. I want share all I can give. I want to be. I want to live.&quot; --John Denver from I Want to Live

#231146 Poetry
By tes1634 PLATINUM
Olive Hill, Kentucky
tes1634 PLATINUM, Olive Hill, Kentucky
46 articles 16 photos 17 comments
#231147 Poetry
By BeLoveToday PLATINUM
Manchester, New Hampshire
BeLoveToday PLATINUM, Manchester, New Hampshire
24 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. <br /> -Nelson Mandela<br /> <br /> &quot;Leave your fear of love behind, <br /> let your dreaming be your guide.<br /> If you seek, than you shall find.&quot;<br /> -&quot;Dreamer,&quot; by Elizaveta

#231148 Poetry
By huckleberry916 BRONZE
Sacramento, California
huckleberry916 BRONZE, Sacramento, California
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you can do everything butt not anything&quot;-DAVID ALLEN<br /> <br /> &quot;work like you dont need money,love like youve never been hurt, and dance like noones watching&quot;-unaware

#231149 Poetry
By jennag4 PLATINUM
New City, New York
jennag4 PLATINUM, New City, New York
27 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
I write to be the characters that I&#039;m not.

#231150 Poetry
By Anonymous