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#17621voted by our readers
By alicen1ndrland GOLD
Bethesda, Maryland

Though we’ve fled deep into the night The sun has left us blind So we must learn to tread in fright Of what we know we’ll find And in the dark we’ll wait and hide We’ll slowly...
alicen1ndrland GOLD, Bethesda, Maryland
10 articles 1 photo 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it&#039;s dead for you.&rdquo;<br /> ~Oscar Wilde<br /> I must lie down where all the ladders start<br /> In the foul rag and bone shop of the heart. <br /> ~William Butler Yeats


#17622 Poetry
By allycaroline21 PLATINUM
Rochester, New York
allycaroline21 PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
22 articles 32 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Swim for the music that saves you when you&#039;re not so sure you&#039;ll survive.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.&quot;<br /> <br /> &amp; tons more.

#17623 Poetry
By Wuhu1104 GOLD
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Wuhu1104 GOLD, Albuquerque, New Mexico
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t ever depend so much on anyone in this world. Even your shadow leaves you when you&#039;re in darkness

#17624 Poetry
By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

#17625 Poetry
itskatomall PLATINUM, Orlando, Florida
32 articles 12 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.&quot; - Winnie the Pooh

#17626 Poetry
Izzy777 SILVER, Tampa, Florida
9 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I always wonder why birds stay in one place when they can fly anywhere around the world. But then I ask myself the same question.&quot;

#17627 Poetry
By A_Noble SILVER
Madison, Wisconsin
A_Noble SILVER, Madison, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#17628 Poetry
By rockstar_KK GOLD
Farmington, New Mexico
rockstar_KK GOLD, Farmington, New Mexico
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm still figuring out who I am. But I know I'm not who I once was." -Brendon Urie, from Panic! At The Disco

#17629 Poetry
By Rissboop26 BRONZE
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Rissboop26 BRONZE, Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#17630 Poetry
By Anonymous