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By Anonymous

I slam my tender palmsagainst the glass, sucking in my cheeks,my eyes protruding.This creaturemeets me face to face –as an equal.Every minimal shiftis intriguing;it is engulf...

#457062 Poetry
By Bryn03 BRONZE
Plattsburgh, New York
Bryn03 BRONZE, Plattsburgh, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have studied many times<br /> The marble which was chiseled for me&mdash;<br /> A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.<br /> In truth it pictures not my destination<br /> But my life.<br /> For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;<br /> Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;<br /> Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.<br /> Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.<br /> And now I know that we must lift the sail<br /> And catch the winds of destiny<br /> Wherever they drive the boat.<br /> To put meaning in one&rsquo;s life may end in madness,<br /> But life without meaning is the torture<br /> Of restlessness and vague desire&mdash;<br /> It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.<br /> <br /> -George Grey&#039;s Epitaph by Edgar Lee Masters

#457063 Poetry
By Halieek BRONZE
Franklin, Kentucky
Halieek BRONZE, Franklin, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.&rdquo; <br /> Lao Tzu

flowerinthecranniedwall BRONZE, Silverado, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#457065 Poetry
RaveNevermore PLATINUM, Norfolk, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
A fate worse than death is a life less lived

#457066 Poetry
By Amy Montenegro BRONZE
West Chicago, Illinois
Amy Montenegro BRONZE, West Chicago, Illinois
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#457067 Poetry
By Anonymous
meg.aub98 BRONZE, Hardwick, Vermont
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#457069 Poetry
By spinnerofyarns GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
spinnerofyarns GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
13 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nobody but a reader ever became a writer.&quot; -- Richard Peck

#457070 Poetry
By NoRefunds SILVER
Boise, Idaho
NoRefunds SILVER, Boise, Idaho
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment