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By liveamongthestarsdieamongthepeople GOLD
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Here I am, staring at the wall The quietness quelled so, I can hear the buzzing of fluorescent lights pulsing overhead My fingers gently brushing against my skin, And the heavy...
liveamongthestarsdieamongthepeople GOLD, Kalamazoo, Michigan
18 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why I am here, I know not; where I shall go, it is useless to enquire. In the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, and infinity why should I be anxious of an atom?<br /> -Lord Byron


#200482 Poetry
By AngelCheyenne GOLD
Buckhannon, West Virginia
AngelCheyenne GOLD, Buckhannon, West Virginia
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t worry; Be happy

#200483 Poetry
By Bridey SILVER
Irvine, California
Bridey SILVER, Irvine, California
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Promise me you won&#039;t spend so much time trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.&quot;

Butterfly458 PLATINUM, Claymont, Delaware
21 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Life is short, Art is long. Don&#039;t rush your creativity. The longer it takes the better it&#039;ll be. It took me almost a month to write my poem &quot;The posionious apple pie&quot;.

#200485 Poetry
By LillyR. SILVER
Daphne, Alabama
LillyR. SILVER, Daphne, Alabama
7 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dreams do come true!! No matter how many people say they can&#039;t come true.. every step you take in life should be towards your dream&quot;

#200486 Poetry
By MimiH SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
MimiH SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By DarkHorse1228 BRONZE
Wentville, Missouri
DarkHorse1228 BRONZE, Wentville, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My thoughts are stars that I can&#039;t fathom into constellations&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Find what you love and let it kill you&quot;

Clairelem BRONZE, Lagrange, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can dream it, you can do it&quot; - Walt Disney

#200489 Poetry
By Maddyyyy BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin
Maddyyyy BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#200490 Poetry
By LaurenKenobi PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
32 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.&quot; -Anthony Burgess<br /> &quot;We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.&quot; -Anthony Burgess