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#269201voted by our readers
By Schizophasia PLATINUM
Lowell, Massachusetts

My words are flightless birds That have yet to meet the ground Praised by the pitying peasants But bound by a mad king's crown Their songs are drowned out By white noise...
Schizophasia PLATINUM, Lowell, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Happiness is like a butterfly<br /> The more you chase it<br /> The more it will elude you<br /> But if you turn your attention to other things<br /> It will come and sit softly on your shoulder. - Henry David Thoreau


#269202 Poetry
By KelynnR. BRONZE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
KelynnR. BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#269203 Poetry
By jrizz27 BRONZE
Franklin, Wisconsin
jrizz27 BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#269204 Poetry
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#269205 Poetry
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#269206 Poetry
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#269207 Poetry
By meg099 BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
meg099 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#269208 Poetry
By Mariah_13 PLATINUM
Vienna, Virginia
Mariah_13 PLATINUM, Vienna, Virginia
27 articles 9 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take your breath away.

#269209 Poetry
By ashleyk. PLATINUM
Congers, New York
ashleyk. PLATINUM, Congers, New York
20 articles 18 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.<br /> William Jennings Bryan

#269210 Poetry
By IdentityMangler PLATINUM
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
IdentityMangler PLATINUM, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
34 articles 3 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be kind. You never know whose fighting for their life.