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#5441voted by our readers
To My Immigrant Father MAG
By nari_anka BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York

What were you doing before you sacrificed your life for mine?  From what I heard your life back home was unique, so why? You go to work at 9 am and come back at 8 pm You on...
nari_anka BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#5442 Poetry
Pantone Pantoum
By FizzyPop BRONZE
Lorton, Virginia
FizzyPop BRONZE, Lorton, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#5443 Poetry
Flying
By CrazyCatLady6 GOLD
New Radnor, Other
CrazyCatLady6 GOLD, New Radnor, Other
16 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There would be no shadows if the sun were not shining"

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#5444 Poetry
Path to Divinity
By Itsmaanya_25 PLATINUM
Indore, Other
Itsmaanya_25 PLATINUM, Indore, Other
32 articles 1 photo 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's Okay to have butterflies in your stomach, as long as you make them fly in formation

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#5445 Poetry
Piano Notes
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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#5446 Poetry
Haiku 2021 Contest: The Death Of Your Inner Child
By CheyenneC GOLD
Vero Beach, Florida
CheyenneC GOLD, Vero Beach, Florida
14 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
The kids who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving ways.

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#5447 Poetry
Gender Equality
By Anonymous
#5448 Poetry
The Agony Of Love
By Sarah_Gil PLATINUM
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Sarah_Gil PLATINUM, Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
44 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#5449 Poetry
For The Hurting
By SkeletalWing PLATINUM
Olathe, Kansas
SkeletalWing PLATINUM, Olathe, Kansas
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud" - Maya Angelou

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#5450 Poetry
Letting Go
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

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