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#253711voted by our readers
By Anonymous

When will this frail hour come to die, Why does your every word seem a lie The light of your world, to me is so obscure, The reason why cannot procure To this darkness I cann...

#253712 Poetry
By shimobe BRONZE
Alexander, Arkansas
shimobe BRONZE, Alexander, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#253713 Poetry
GravityMcFalls GOLD, Katy, Texas
10 articles 7 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The Patriot's blood is Freedom's seed." ~Thomas Campbell.

#253714 Poetry
By Jordan Wilson-Dalzell GOLD
Portola Valley, California
Jordan Wilson-Dalzell GOLD, Portola Valley, California
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Oh, if I could run free with the wild horses<br /> I'd run and I would keep going and never stop.<br /> Oh,if I could keen with my brothers the wolves<br /> I'd cry sorrow and call for the freedom we lost.<br /> <br /> <br /> If I could pick up my legs and just gallop away<br /> my footprints would be pounded in the earth <br /> eternal<br /> If I could hunt with my pack , coexist as one<br /> our cries would be recorded in a wild journal.<br /> <br /> <br /> Oh if I could race out my heart and challenge <br /> the wind<br /> Even if I lost ,my lose would be mine to own<br /> Oh, If I could speak the name of a word to feel <br /> its birthing roots<br /> If freedom were the word-then I am coming <br /> home.

#253715 Poetry
lexi10824 PLATINUM, Portalnd, Oregon
25 articles 2 photos 68 comments
#253716 Poetry
By LexiMorgan SILVER
Peoria, Arizona
LexiMorgan SILVER, Peoria, Arizona
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.&quot; <br /> &mdash;William Arthur Ward

#253717 Poetry
By iloveu32 SILVER
Las Vegas, Nevada
iloveu32 SILVER, Las Vegas, Nevada
9 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nobody can make you feel inferior without their consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt

#253718 Poetry
By MattMattHatter PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
MattMattHatter PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
33 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. &quot;<br /> Thomas Gray

#253719 Poetry
By ajmcgraw17 BRONZE
Oak Park, Michigan
ajmcgraw17 BRONZE, Oak Park, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#253720 Poetry
By ShelbyGrey PLATINUM
Ashland, Kentucky
ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
35 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.