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#459271voted by our readers
By vnikki61495 BRONZE
Lodi, New Jersey

Imagine a caged bird, Miserable and alone, Entirely dependent and incarcerated Singing desperately to avoid losing the one thing it has: Hope. This bird, Forgotten and repres...
vnikki61495 BRONZE, Lodi, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."


#459272 Poetry
By turtlepenguin BRONZE
West Des Moines, Iowa
turtlepenguin BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&lrm;&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Dr. Seuss<br /> <br /> &quot;Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.&quot; --Confucius

#459273 Poetry
By Anonymous
#459274 Poetry
By LittlestoftheLambs BRONZE
Hawthorne, Florida
LittlestoftheLambs BRONZE, Hawthorne, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery.<br /> Normal is an illusion. What is normal to the spider is chaos to the fly.<br /> Throw me to the wolves and I&#039;ll come back leading the pack.<br /> Never let them take you alive.

#459275 Poetry
By Anonymous
#459276 Poetry
Hay_Wire PLATINUM, Independence, Missouri
42 articles 0 photos 219 comments
#459277 Poetry
By katielynn21 DIAMOND
Sierra Vista, Arizona
katielynn21 DIAMOND, Sierra Vista, Arizona
63 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
live as if you&#039;ll die tomorrow, dream as if you&#039;ll live forever

#459278 Poetry
By LoveSavesTheDay SILVER
Estherville, Iowa
LoveSavesTheDay SILVER, Estherville, Iowa
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I accept chaos; however I&#039;m not sure it accepts me. (Bob Dylan)

#459279 Poetry
By BookOwl PLATINUM
Bristol, Tennessee
BookOwl PLATINUM, Bristol, Tennessee
32 articles 5 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.&quot; Theodore Roosevelt

#459280 Poetry
By LeafWriter DIAMOND
Littleton, Colorado
LeafWriter DIAMOND, Littleton, Colorado
55 articles 0 photos 0 comments