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By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba

im coughing up reasons to keep breathing but i only see blood a lingering heartbeat  keep dreaming up realities that i don't live in that i don't live here in...
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

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


#311562 Poetry
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

#311563 Poetry
By AlexHeller DIAMOND
San Mateo, California
AlexHeller DIAMOND, San Mateo, California
60 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. do what you love. live as if this is all there is. -Mary Anne Rabmacher

#311564 Poetry
By peaches94 BRONZE
Sun City, California
peaches94 BRONZE, Sun City, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you want to hang with the big dogs, you gotta learn how to pee in the tall grass"

#311565 Poetry
By iiarmineii SILVER
Wayne, New Jersey
iiarmineii SILVER, Wayne, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#311566 Poetry
By Iwanttoruntheworld BRONZE
Clarksville, Tennessee
Iwanttoruntheworld BRONZE, Clarksville, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I dont know

#311567 Poetry
smilemaker20 GOLD, Jackman, Maine
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Only those who dare to dream... will ever reach the stars!" "If it is to be, it is up to me." "I am comfortable being uncomfortable!" -Steve Nash

#311568 Poetry
By Anonymous
#311569 Poetry
By LoveMusic3805 BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LoveMusic3805 BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#311570 Poetry
By Julianamarie GOLD
New City, New York
Julianamarie GOLD, New City, New York
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It was gone, leaving in its place an almost uncontrollable impulse to laugh, to scream, to hurl things about. She wanted, suddenly, to shock people, to hurt them, to make them notice her, to be aware of her suffering.&rdquo;<br /> &bull;Nella Larsen, Passing&bull;