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#243291voted by our readers
By Anonymous

My breath is rasped and my throat is dry and cracked, I can sense the darkness creeping into my mind, Its claws and its snarling personality itching wanting to pull me in. Its s...

#243292 Poetry
BreathInAndOut PLATINUM, London, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"People cry, not because they're weak. It's because they've been strong for too long"

#243293 Poetry
By Patience97 PLATINUM
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
Patience97 PLATINUM, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
27 articles 8 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
"People believe that if we really want to eliminate something, focus on that. How much sense does it make for us to give the particular problem all of the energy, as opposed to focusing on trust, love, living in abundance, education, or peace? -Un.

#243294 Poetry
By Vidra PLATINUM
Midlothian, Virginia
Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
46 articles 17 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I write only because<br /> There is a voice within me<br /> That will not be still.&rdquo;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

#243295 Poetry
By Ferrer BRONZE
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
Ferrer BRONZE, Chalfont, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#243296 Poetry
By legitannah GOLD
Akron, Ohio
legitannah GOLD, Akron, Ohio
19 articles 3 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Ce n&#039;etait qu&#039;un renard semblable &#039;a cent mille autres. Maus j&#039;en ai fait mon ami, et il est maintenant unique au monde.- Antoine Saint-Exupery

#243297 Poetry
By Dylan//479 SILVER
Springdale, Arkansas
Dylan//479 SILVER, Springdale, Arkansas
7 articles 8 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And your very flesh, shall be a great poem&quot;<br /> &quot;Simplicity is the beauty of our expression.&quot;

#243298 Poetry
BrittaneyPeacock DIAMOND, Houston, Texas
94 articles 46 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be yourself and never change for no one, If they can&#039;t except you for you then don&#039;t have them&quot;.<br /> &quot;Go after your dreams, do whatever it takes to get there and never let go&quot;. &quot;Live life to the fullest cause there is never tomorrow&quot;.

#243299 Poetry
Alyssa95 PLATINUM, Lodi, Wisconsin
40 articles 21 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.&quot; - Ralph Waldo Emerson

#243300 Poetry
ZacharyCugnet BRONZE, Surrey, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;and at the moment, i swear, we were infinite&quot;