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By ChrisJ PLATINUM
Rochester, New York

My heart is but your instrument; played and strummed to your liking, not mine My mind lays in your custody; locked behind tuned strings and fastened gears.
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.


#359472 Poetry
By umusings BRONZE
Redmond, Washington
umusings BRONZE, Redmond, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;This is the art<br /> of living with a ticking heart- a grenade<br /> you throw through windows<br /> to make a point<br /> that language has no room for&quot;<br /> -Shinji Moon, &quot;Advice from Dionysus&quot;

#359473 Poetry
By Anonymous
#359474 Poetry
By foxy101 BRONZE
Ballymoney, Other
foxy101 BRONZE, Ballymoney, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#359475 Poetry
By WildandFree GOLD
Chickamauga, Georgia
WildandFree GOLD, Chickamauga, Georgia
15 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about waitin for the storm to pss, it&#039;s about learnin to dance in the rain.&quot;

#359476 Poetry
By OogieBoogie5651234 BRONZE
Shoreline, Washington
OogieBoogie5651234 BRONZE, Shoreline, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Alone. Yes, that&#039;s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn&#039;t hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Stephen King

#359477 Poetry
By Anonymous
#359478 Poetry
By Anonymous
#359479 Poetry
By Emily Hagan BRONZE
Gray Court, South Carolina
Emily Hagan BRONZE, Gray Court, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#359480 Poetry
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven