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#422191voted by our readers
By Motherofpearl GOLD
Paxton, Illinois

New earrings feel like bee stings Leaves stick to my feet I still want to be someone Coffee cup stained with red lips Cigarettes burn soft His coffee is black as night Sa...
Motherofpearl GOLD, Paxton, Illinois
11 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write? -Rainer Maria Rilke


#422192 Poetry
By Anonymous
#422193 Poetry
By beccaboo56 BRONZE
Beaverton, Oregon
beccaboo56 BRONZE, Beaverton, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#422194 Poetry
By guiltyascharged BRONZE
Marietta, Georgia
guiltyascharged BRONZE, Marietta, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#422195 Poetry
By onehappyaster SILVER
Holmview, Other
onehappyaster SILVER, Holmview, Other
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who does nothing does not move forward

Love-poems BRONZE, Auburn, Maine
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If it is to be it is up to me"

#422197 Poetry
By Ms.Anonymous GOLD
Sanford, Florida
Ms.Anonymous GOLD, Sanford, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Suck it"

#422198 Poetry
By YouRascalYou SILVER
Albuquqerque, New Mexico
YouRascalYou SILVER, Albuquqerque, New Mexico
9 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on. <br /> -Robert Frost

#422199 Poetry
By EmmaGrace18 BRONZE
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
EmmaGrace18 BRONZE, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
3 articles 3 photos 0 comments
#422200 Poetry
By Lixxy_93 DIAMOND
Westminster, California
Lixxy_93 DIAMOND, Westminster, California
53 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have them, flaunt them&quot; -Circle of Friends<br /> <br /> &quot;may the saddest day of the future be no worse then the happiest day of your past&quot; -irish blessing<br /> <br /> If male homosexuals are called &quot;gay,&quot; then female homosexuals should be called &quot;ecstatic.&quot;