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#5501voted by our readers
By heather444 SILVER
Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Look in my eyes but don’t see me, Let me loose but don’t free me Give me some space but don’t leave me alone Be brave for me without a backbone Block the sunlight from my ey...
heather444 SILVER, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#5502 Poetry
By Manderz PLATINUM
Conesville, Iowa
Manderz PLATINUM, Conesville, Iowa
46 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Say What You Need to Say, And It's Never Too Late.

#5503 Poetry
By Bobbi PLATINUM
Terry, Mississippi
Bobbi PLATINUM, Terry, Mississippi
39 articles 1 photo 46 comments
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

#5505 Poetry
By HardLove SILVER
Whiteville, North Carolina
HardLove SILVER, Whiteville, North Carolina
7 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be proud to be yourself because you make a bigger diffrence than you may think!

#5506 Poetry
By Crowsdower BRONZE
Medfield, Massachusetts
Crowsdower BRONZE, Medfield, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Mostly you can depend on a wolf to be a wolf.&quot;<br /> -Eddie Fyres

#5507 Poetry
By 22mnemosyne SILVER
Toledo, Ohio
22mnemosyne SILVER, Toledo, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
My favorite quote must either be "Teneo te Africa," or "Let the dice fly high." The latter of which I put in English because of the issue regarding the popularity of quoting it in Latin even though Caesar is believed to have said the words in Greek. I also prefer the meaning when translated into English in this way.

#5508 Poetry
By L0g@n GOLD
Paragould, Arkansas
L0g@n GOLD, Paragould, Arkansas
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just drop out this week,&quot;-John Baldwin

#5509 Poetry
By RedRosePoet GOLD
Fort Myers, Florida
RedRosePoet GOLD, Fort Myers, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Poetry is like a red rose: beautiful and dangerous

#5510 Poetry
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