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#3831voted by our readers
Ballad of My Branches
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

I just want to be a Tree. I want to steal my heartbeat from the grass, Spread my branches so far they crack the blistered streets, And create oxygen for the creatures of the...
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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#3832 Poetry
The Tenth Inning
By Gracious PLATINUM
Go Away, Kansas
Gracious PLATINUM, Go Away, Kansas
22 articles 0 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life sucks and then you die, yeah, i should be so lucky&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Jacob, Twilight<br /> <br /> I&rsquo;m still that girl who falls when she runs, Getting back up, because falling is fun.

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#3833 Poetry
Remember us
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;

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#3834 Poetry
Dew's Secret Love
By waywithwords GOLD
Forest Hill, Maryland
waywithwords GOLD, Forest Hill, Maryland
16 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
~~Isn&#039;t it funny how the most important things in life aren&#039;t things?~~

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#3835 Poetry
No Fear
By Anonymous
#3836 Poetry
B-girl Simi
By Anonymous
#3837 Poetry
Amazing MAG
By Babybearcub PLATINUM
West Linn, Oregon
Babybearcub PLATINUM, West Linn, Oregon
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line&quot; -Oscar Levant<br /> <br /> &quot;You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.&quot; -Winston Churchill

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#3838 Poetry
This is the India
By Prathap PLATINUM
Bangalore, Other
Prathap PLATINUM, Bangalore, Other
23 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
All&#039;s fair in love and war. Everyone loves everyone else, and the whole world is at war. So anything that you do is fair... break a girl&#039;s heart and tell me that, I&#039;ll believe you.

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#3839 Poetry
I miss you...
By Chandore BRONZE
Spooner, Wisconsin
Chandore BRONZE, Spooner, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...The solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.&quot; - Albert Einstein

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#3840 Poetry
The Nameless Hurt
By Roro.S BRONZE
Craiova, Other
Roro.S BRONZE, Craiova, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we&#039;re quoting.&rdquo; ― John Green

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