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#821voted by our readers
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington

I lay still, pulse dead.Dreams are roiling in my mind, throbbing in my veins as my spirit runs away.I still remember the edge of the knife that pressed against me not so long ago....
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM, Plano, Texas
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Irony [is] the song of a prisoner who's come to love his cage" - David Foster Wallace

#823 Poetry
By GrayGirl SILVER
Greenwood Village, Colorado
GrayGirl SILVER, Greenwood Village, Colorado
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OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 1752 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

#825 Poetry
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

#826 Poetry
By bridgetcarr BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
bridgetcarr BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
WordsToChangeANation GOLD, Lebanon, Ohio
14 articles 0 photos 11 comments
#828 Poetry
By avery2027 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
avery2027 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#829 Poetry
By rhitommis5967 BRONZE
Naperville, Illinois
rhitommis5967 BRONZE, Naperville, Illinois
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#830 Poetry
Reggie Cruz BRONZE, Manila, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments