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#362121voted by our readers
By Anonymous

To live only to work Wake up and eat Here in the desert, there isn’t much shade The hours are long, so we get little sleep We complete our labors until we die This is the li...

#362122 Poetry
By vinson_sherman GOLD
Nashotah, Wisconsin
vinson_sherman GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#362123 Poetry
#362124 Poetry
By kevin watkins GOLD
Lake Oswego, Oregon
kevin watkins GOLD, Lake Oswego, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#362125 Poetry
windswift DIAMOND, Arvada, Colorado
80 articles 0 photos 91 comments

Favorite Quote:
let it burn, suffering teaches the soul; let it grow, love nourishes the heart.

#362126 Poetry
By PineWildfires SILVER
Charlestown, Indiana
PineWildfires SILVER, Charlestown, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man&#039;s character, give him power.&quot;<br /> -Abraham Lincoln

#362127 Poetry
WritingTheWriteWay PLATINUM, St. Louis, Missouri
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"They laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at them because they're all the same"(Kurt Cobain).

#362128 Poetry
#362129 Poetry
By Poet4God DIAMOND
Houston, Texas
Poet4God DIAMOND, Houston, Texas
54 articles 3 photos 6 comments
#362130 Poetry
By SickImage SILVER
Klamath Falls, Oregon
SickImage SILVER, Klamath Falls, Oregon
9 articles 1 photo 74 comments

Favorite Quote:
The room was very quiet. I walked over to the TV set and turned it onto a dead channel-white noise at maximum decibels, a fine sound for sleeping, a powerful continuous hiss to drown out everything strange.&quot;