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#352071voted by our readers
By Quessidllia BRONZE
Hayden, Colorado

Choking on smothering self expectations Fighting back the urge to collapse Poison fills your mouth in the form of words A dark black sludge spills out A judgmental hand S...
Quessidllia BRONZE, Hayden, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't tell me to reach for the sky when a man has landed on the moon.


#352072 Poetry
#352073 Poetry
By Solana Feldthouse BRONZE
Monrovia, California
Solana Feldthouse BRONZE, Monrovia, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
NaTivE_BeAutiE GOLD, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
~a woman looked at me and said, "You know, you really don't look Indian."So I smiled at her and responded: "Well you don't look stupid, but appearances can be awfully deceiving."~

#352075 Poetry
By Kparker27 PLATINUM
Groesbeck, Texas
Kparker27 PLATINUM, Groesbeck, Texas
30 articles 17 photos 101 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In the end, it's still best to wait for the one we want rather than settle for what's available. It's still best to wait for the one you love rather than to settle for the one who's around. It's still best to wait for the right person, because life's too short to waste on the wrong one."

#352076 Poetry
By ClaireBearM SILVER
Deep River, Connecticut
ClaireBearM SILVER, Deep River, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#352077 Poetry
By Anonymous
#352078 Poetry
By SaraB. GOLD
Phoenix, Arizona
SaraB. GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
12 articles 6 photos 215 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Whatever you are, be a good one" Abraham Lincoln

#352079 Poetry
By Anna-Akua SILVER
Taunton, Massachusetts
Anna-Akua SILVER, Taunton, Massachusetts
9 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
But the funny thing about it is I ain&#039;t even start yet<br /> I&#039;m only using my mind I ain&#039;t even use my heart yet<br /> I just evolved I ain&#039;t speaking theoretically <br /> -Keys &quot;Dear Dummy&quot;

#352080 Poetry
By HPRGSuperFan GOLD
Indian Creek, Illinois
HPRGSuperFan GOLD, Indian Creek, Illinois
12 articles 6 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done. <br /> --Ludwig Wittgenstein