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#56691voted by our readers
By Anonymous

My mind is twisted and contorted with asphyxiating vines. The sound of eerie child songs and ghostly wind chimes clog my ear canal. Lost in the map of my own head, my breath has be...

#56692 Poetry
By emmatheballerina GOLD
Tacoma, Washington
emmatheballerina GOLD, Tacoma, Washington
14 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is not in our greatest glory in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall&quot;<br /> &quot;I use to want the words &quot;she tried&quot; on my tombstone, now I want &quot;she did it&quot;

#56693 Poetry
By Cweb95 BRONZE
Wellford, South Carolina
Cweb95 BRONZE, Wellford, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#56694 Poetry
By Doctor_elisa PLATINUM
Columbia, South Carolina
Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
44 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are limitations and there are protocols and I&rsquo;ve been warned that I&rsquo;m not supposed to threaten or beg for pieces of someone&rsquo;s soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> Richard Siken, &lsquo;The Long and Short of It<br /> <br /> &quot;My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean&quot; -unknown

#56695 Poetry
By Veagle1 PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
Veagle1 PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#56696 Poetry
By summerchild GOLD
Chandler, Arizona
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous

#56697 Poetry
By JaysynB190 SILVER
Fort Wayne, Indiana
JaysynB190 SILVER, Fort Wayne, Indiana
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#56698 Poetry
Wildfire222 BRONZE, Reno, Nevada
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
#56699 Poetry
By hodgesjosh SILVER
Lawrence, Kansas
hodgesjosh SILVER, Lawrence, Kansas
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Cowboy up or go home!&quot;

#56700 Poetry
By Ashleeyy SILVER
Sacramento, California
Ashleeyy SILVER, Sacramento, California
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
If what you see by the eyes don&#039;t please you, then close your eyes and see from the heart. Becuase they heart can see beauty and love more then the eyes can ever wonder. &lt;3