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#316901voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I saw myself go up in flames in the mirror, after pouring kerosene on everything I had loved and lost. I watched it burn. It was all just an illusion of safety, a net that was...

#316902 Poetry
By CountTheShadows GOLD
Fayetteville, Arkansas
CountTheShadows GOLD, Fayetteville, Arkansas
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every living creature on the Earth is special. You wanna be the one that puts an end to one of them?&quot;<br /> Tolerance + Human Decency = Peace

#316903 Poetry
By summermarrie BRONZE
Tobyhanna,pa, Pennsylvania
summermarrie BRONZE, Tobyhanna,pa, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
live well laugh offten love much.... cry less love alot be happy... if you love something or someone so much let it go if it comes back it was ment to be....

Catie_H_1997 SILVER, Valdosta, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”

#316905 Poetry
By Emilyco3 SILVER
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Emilyco3 SILVER, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
6 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.&quot; -L. Frank Baum, &quot;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz&quot;

#316906 Poetry
By AliPearl PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AliPearl PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem.&quot; - Jaime Gil de Bieda

#316907 Poetry
#316908 Poetry
By glovermaddi PLATINUM
Summerset, South Dakota
glovermaddi PLATINUM, Summerset, South Dakota
21 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Destruction is a form of creation.”

#316909 Poetry
By Anonymous
#316910 Poetry
By emz_world BRONZE
Georgetown, Texas
emz_world BRONZE, Georgetown, Texas
4 articles 11 photos 0 comments