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#456521voted by our readers
By hollynorris SILVER
North Tonawanda, New York

My uncertainty, painted shut We had the same catastrophe gods Open my wrists to see we had the same heart Made of cellophane and invisible question marks God was a wrecking bal...
hollynorris SILVER, North Tonawanda, New York
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#456522 Poetry
Newyorkcity_Dreamer PLATINUM, Wausau, Wisconsin
28 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness&rdquo;<br /> Maya Angelou<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.&rdquo;<br /> E.Y. Harburg

#456523 Poetry
By EONeill SILVER
Yarmouth, Maine
EONeill SILVER, Yarmouth, Maine
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Plant your own garden, and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.&quot;

#456524 Poetry
By BrookeGillespie BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan
BrookeGillespie BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#456525 Poetry
By BrynnaW. GOLD
Alta Loma, California
BrynnaW. GOLD, Alta Loma, California
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.&quot;- William Wordsworth<br /> &quot;Writing is thinking on paper.&quot;- William Zinsser

#456526 Poetry
lastsongofthesparrow PLATINUM, Auburn, New Hampshire
20 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Freedom lies in being bold.&quot; - Robert Frost

#456527 Poetry
By Justice327 SILVER
Ozark, Missouri
Justice327 SILVER, Ozark, Missouri
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
forget the haters

#456528 Poetry
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#456529 Poetry
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Nicolioliolsterz_1 GOLD, Manassas, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. <br /> Scott Alexander <br /> <br /> A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. <br /> Emily Dickinson <br /> <br /> Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door. <br /> Emily Dickinson