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#386111voted by our readers
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

I feel so near to shakespeare, as I’m lying on the floor. We both had a heart, though some say tart, and breathe the air around us. I can’t help but wonder is my mind like...
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks


#386112 Poetry
By Briebee BRONZE
South Berwick, Maine
Briebee BRONZE, South Berwick, Maine
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#386113 Poetry
Dreamer MAG
By sometimesithinkimpoetic SILVER
Montville, Connecticut
sometimesithinkimpoetic SILVER, Montville, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing to writing, all you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed.&quot;- Ernest Hemingway

#386114 Poetry
By Anonymous
#386115 Poetry
By McKennaChristine BRONZE
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
McKennaChristine BRONZE, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#386116 Poetry
By Anonymous
#386117 Poetry
By Paul_James PLATINUM
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Paul_James PLATINUM, Plainsboro, New Jersey
24 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only true love I ever knew<br /> Was behind those downcast eyes<br /> The only comfort I ever felt<br /> Was during those long hours of loneliness<br /> When I felt for you<br /> I do believe<br /> Only innocence can save the world...&quot; -Ocean Soul

#386118 Poetry
By Liljohn205 BRONZE
Hoover, Alabama
Liljohn205 BRONZE, Hoover, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Finish when its done ; second best doesnt cut it

#386119 Poetry
By JaySo SILVER
Houston, Texas
JaySo SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When everyone and everything has pushed you to your bounds, and all you can feel is the ground, you must pick up your sword and keep on fighting.&quot;

#386120 Poetry
By lipglosser PLATINUM
Merrimack, New Hampshire
lipglosser PLATINUM, Merrimack, New Hampshire
22 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.&quot; -Khalil Gibran