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#478831voted by our readers
Forgotten
By bruisedmemories ELITE
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

I walk these busy streets Beaten footsteps all alone I'm searching for my light to see But I'm afraid it's never shown My soul cries out for acceptance And th...
bruisedmemories ELITE, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
109 articles 10 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&#039;re young, you can fly, but we trip on clouds &#039;cause we get too high&quot; -The Band Perry (Song: Don&#039;t Let Me Be Lonely)<br /> &quot;Cause no matter what, you&#039;ll never be alone&quot; -Lady Antebellum (Song: Compass)

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#478832 Poetry
On Being an Optimist
By MagnoliaLiberato BRONZE
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
MagnoliaLiberato BRONZE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.&rdquo; -Oscar Wilde

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#478833 Poetry
Words of Truth
By Anonymous
#478834 Poetry
Because of You
By Mawbey_Girl101 BRONZE
Sanford, Florida
Mawbey_Girl101 BRONZE, Sanford, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#478835 Poetry
When I Don't Have You
By IansLover GOLD
Otisco, Indiana
IansLover GOLD, Otisco, Indiana
19 articles 9 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Moshimo anata kanarazu no naka de ai... ai to issho ni anata no kokoro soshite tamashii.&quot;<br /> <br /> (translation: If you fall in love.... Love with your heart and soul.)

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#478836 Poetry
Rain Song+
By AbstractFragment GOLD
Dalmatia,, Pennsylvania
AbstractFragment GOLD, Dalmatia,, Pennsylvania
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don&#039;t realize and then you notice that, well, they&#039;re really far apart. And then one day... you don&#039;t have any teeth anymore.&quot; - Where the Wild Things Are

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#478837 Poetry
Prince Charming
By bugjuicepoetry ELITE
Fort Wayne, Indiana
bugjuicepoetry ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
223 articles 30 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home."

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#478838 Poetry
Tears
By Jhawk BRONZE
Urbandale, Iowa
Jhawk BRONZE, Urbandale, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#478839 Poetry
The Things I See
By Claire_Milan PLATINUM
Waldorf, Maryland
Claire_Milan PLATINUM, Waldorf, Maryland
29 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love that we cannot have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest, and feels the strongest because True Love cannot be found where it truly doesn&#039;t exist nor can it be hidden where it truly does.&quot;---A wise young man

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#478840 Poetry
battle
By machine_head SILVER
Okemos, Michigan
machine_head SILVER, Okemos, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only philosophical question, is whether or not to kill one&#039;s self.&quot;

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