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#123271voted by our readers
By life_is_a_poem360 SILVER
Roechester, New York

My body aches From carrying so much weight On my shoulders My sorrows are heavy But compared to everyone else’s They seem weightless I pity them So I reach out and hel...
life_is_a_poem360 SILVER, Roechester, New York
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot; <br /> ~Paul Valery


#123272 Poetry
By rose98 DIAMOND
Ada, Oklahoma
rose98 DIAMOND, Ada, Oklahoma
54 articles 1 photo 2 comments
#123273 Poetry
By StarlitSunrise DIAMOND
Clemmons, North Carolina
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND, Clemmons, North Carolina
56 articles 0 photos 253 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.&quot; ~Camille Pissarro

#123274 Poetry
By brian weiss SILVER
Ormond Beach, Florida
brian weiss SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#123275 Poetry
By h_hirschi SILVER
Perry City, Utah
h_hirschi SILVER, Perry City, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself." - Paulo Coelho

#123276 Poetry
By dmm4u06 BRONZE
Phoenix, Illinois
dmm4u06 BRONZE, Phoenix, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Excuses are tools of incompetents used to build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in excuses...........I HAVE NO EXCUSES!&quot;

#123277 Poetry
By sharadyn PLATINUM
Creve Coeur, Illinois
sharadyn PLATINUM, Creve Coeur, Illinois
25 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When the power of love over comes the love of power, then the world will know peace&quot;

#123278 Poetry
By Bree Flax BRONZE
Evansville, Indiana
Bree Flax BRONZE, Evansville, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#123279 Poetry
By chamomile SILVER
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
chamomile SILVER, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
8 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
She makes it through her day, but doesn&#039;t just &ldquo;make it&rdquo; through her day. She holds within her at all time the faith that she belongs, even when she doesn&#039;t belong. She belongs to the world; she belongs in her life; her heart and mind and soul belong

#123280 Poetry
By Anonymous