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#288921voted by our readers
By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba

your own words they form a noose around my neck the injure and draw blood tears wild those hands too cold to be held i speak out suffering the sobs audible it's something...
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We know what we are, but not what we may be" - Shakespeare


#288922 Poetry
By ~Emerald~Leaf~ BRONZE
Hillsboro, Oregon
~Emerald~Leaf~ BRONZE, Hillsboro, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#288923 Poetry
theexpressiveprogressive BRONZE, Southfield, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be"

#288924 Poetry
By go-pacers BRONZE
Delaware, Ohio
go-pacers BRONZE, Delaware, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
random person"wats ur cell #" me "1800-go get a life"

#288925 Poetry
By SabrinaS BRONZE
., Connecticut
SabrinaS BRONZE, ., Connecticut
3 articles 60 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you onto the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth. -Dan Rather

#288926 Poetry
By Luminescent4 SILVER
Liverpool, Other
Luminescent4 SILVER, Liverpool, Other
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” Dumbledore (Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone)

#288927 Poetry
Nightcat PLATINUM, Dublin, Other
29 articles 4 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best.&rdquo; <br /> ― Marilyn Monroe

#288928 Poetry
By Sydney_UNICEF GOLD
Pensacola, Florida
Sydney_UNICEF GOLD, Pensacola, Florida
12 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people&quot;

#288929 Poetry
By bluerose1395 BRONZE
Barrington, New Jersey
bluerose1395 BRONZE, Barrington, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#288930 Poetry
By JustPlaying PLATINUM
Wichita, Kansas
JustPlaying PLATINUM, Wichita, Kansas
34 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you&#039;re wrong.<br /> Bad decisions make good stories.