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By FireThief PLATINUM
Kotte, Alabama

When they built the Wall of China To keep the Mongols out A slave died. No one cared. He was put in the ground And the Wall built on top. And now, on a dark night When t...
FireThief PLATINUM, Kotte, Alabama
37 articles 13 photos 13 comments

#298382 Poetry
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

#298383 Poetry
By Luis Ibarra BRONZE
Berwyn, Illinois
Luis Ibarra BRONZE, Berwyn, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#298384 Poetry
By kelldonno BRONZE
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
kelldonno BRONZE, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#298385 Poetry
By pateerika13 BRONZE
St Peters, Missouri
pateerika13 BRONZE, St Peters, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#298386 Poetry
By OfTheFaithful GOLD
Litchfield Park, Arizona
OfTheFaithful GOLD, Litchfield Park, Arizona
13 articles 2 photos 0 comments
#298387 Poetry
SuperEeks SILVER, Farmington, Utah
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not about how many breaths you take, <br /> it&#039;s about how many moment take your breath away.

#298388 Poetry
By MadiBird PLATINUM
Warrenton, Virginia
MadiBird PLATINUM, Warrenton, Virginia
21 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hate isn&#039;t the opposite of love. Indifference is the opposite of love. Because if you hate, you still care.&quot;

#298389 Poetry
By papagena GOLD
New York, New York
papagena GOLD, New York, New York
10 articles 5 photos 13 comments
#298390 Poetry
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.