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#316151voted by our readers
By thelastclarissa GOLD
Worcester, Massachusetts

I do not take your wings From a selfishness of things That you have and I can never hold. I do not cut your claws To show you how defenseless you are, But to keep you here, fo...
thelastclarissa GOLD, Worcester, Massachusetts
16 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be. "


#316152 Poetry
By narwhal97 BRONZE
St. Louis, Missouri
narwhal97 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

#316153 Poetry
By Priya21 BRONZE
Marietta, Georgia
Priya21 BRONZE, Marietta, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be who YOU want to be, not what people tell you to be." -Me

#316154 Poetry
By Anonymous
#316155 Poetry
By Writingbee GOLD
Kirkland, Washington
Writingbee GOLD, Kirkland, Washington
14 articles 21 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live for today, love for tomorrow, and laugh at all your yesterdays. Never regret the past, always hope for the future, and cherish every moment you have.

#316156 Poetry
By Just_me_Vanessa BRONZE
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Just_me_Vanessa BRONZE, Poplar Grove, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#316157 Poetry
By bauer.alyssa BRONZE
Paragould, Arkansas
bauer.alyssa BRONZE, Paragould, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#316158 Poetry
By Anonymous
#316159 Poetry
By ONTHEIMPULSE. SILVER
Honolulu, Hawaii
ONTHEIMPULSE. SILVER, Honolulu, Hawaii
5 articles 3 photos 2 comments
#316160 Poetry
By XxXKyleEliteWARX GOLD
Brooklyn, CT 06234, Connecticut
XxXKyleEliteWARX GOLD, Brooklyn, CT 06234, Connecticut
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“We all have a train to catch, but whether or not you will make it aboard is entirely upon you.”