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#360071voted by our readers
Brave
By mezzomezzo BRONZE
Shorewood, Minnesota

to stand beneath the eyes, flickering like flames that don’t leave marks on skin over your wrists and throat. Brave, to wear those colors even as ugly words and ugly hardene...
mezzomezzo BRONZE, Shorewood, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."

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#360072 Poetry
Fade.
By Causetheskyisfalling BRONZE
Hampton, Minnesota
Causetheskyisfalling BRONZE, Hampton, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#360073 Poetry
Stars
By enceladus GOLD
Ridgefield, Connecticut
enceladus GOLD, Ridgefield, Connecticut
12 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.&quot;<br /> ~Albert Einstein

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#360074 Poetry
Fly Away
By isabelw DIAMOND
Atlanta, Georgia
isabelw DIAMOND, Atlanta, Georgia
58 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They say I&#039;m a dreamer, but I&#039;m not the only one.&quot; -John Lennon

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#360075 Poetry
early autumn dialogue
By gerardway DIAMOND
Brooklyn, New York
gerardway DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
67 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
But you and Leslie like to hold hands and jump off of cliffs together into the great unknown. You two have a good relationship. I don&rsquo;t personally know what that&rsquo;s like, but I am given to understand it means you&rsquo;re gonna land on your feet.<br /> <br /> - R.S.

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#360076 Poetry
Forever and a Night
By Anonymous
#360077 Poetry
The Devils Delight
By DeannaAnn GOLD
Moorseville, North Carolina
DeannaAnn GOLD, Moorseville, North Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
The greatest thing youll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. -Moulin Rouge

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#360078 Poetry
R.I.P. Uncle Rich
By DevinQuin GOLD
Norwalk, Iowa
DevinQuin GOLD, Norwalk, Iowa
12 articles 8 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If it would be revealed or demonstrated that there is no future state (heaven), my advice to every man, woman, and child would be, as our existence would be in our own power, to take opium.&quot; - John Adams

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#360079 Poetry
Swept
By BiancaSantorum PLATINUM
Memphis, Tennessee
BiancaSantorum PLATINUM, Memphis, Tennessee
22 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot; If you don&#039;t stand for something, You&#039;ll fall for anything&quot; &quot;When life kicks you on your knee&#039;s its a good position to Pray&quot;

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#360080 Poetry
poet MAG
By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We know what we are, but not what we may be&quot; - Shakespeare

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