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#290741voted by our readers
By Kayotic PLATINUM
Goodyear, Arizona

I cannot stand who I am And despite my heart, I am too far damned I wear a fake smile with real love To show that I cannot reach what is above I may as well just sit down and...
Kayotic PLATINUM, Goodyear, Arizona
37 articles 9 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
You aren't having fun unless you're commiting sin~ Priest


#290742 Poetry
By 6maddex GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
6maddex GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#290743 Poetry
strainem BRONZE, Rochester, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#290744 Poetry
By FlamableFyre DIAMOND
Spartanburg, South Carolina
FlamableFyre DIAMOND, Spartanburg, South Carolina
93 articles 9 photos 107 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t have ambitions or desires. <br /> Being a poet isn&#039;t my ambition, <br /> it&#039;s my way of being alone.<br /> ~ Fernando Pessoa ~

#290745 Poetry
By mjk0731 BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada
mjk0731 BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.<br /> ~James A. Froude

#290746 Poetry
By VeronicaLestrange BRONZE
Stafford, Connecticut
VeronicaLestrange BRONZE, Stafford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
No amount of time spent together will be enough but lets start with forever ~Edward Cullen-breaking Dawn-

#290747 Poetry
By Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
23 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
She may have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there for you when it all came crashing down.-Megan Duke

#290748 Poetry
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

#290749 Poetry
By chshawnee BRONZE
Medford, New Jersey
chshawnee BRONZE, Medford, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry.

#290750 Poetry
By LoverOfSong PLATINUM
New Lenox, Illinois
LoverOfSong PLATINUM, New Lenox, Illinois
45 articles 7 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When words fail, music speaks.&quot; Hans Christian Anderson