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#20041voted by our readers
Break Free
By lemanuel BRONZE
Jeffersonton, Virginia

A lifetime full of words to say, But with you, I’m forced to keep my words at bay. So many thoughts I must hide. Told am I, my opinions won't change the tide. I’ve...
lemanuel BRONZE, Jeffersonton, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Compromise where you can, but where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move. It is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, to look them in the eye and say, no, you move.” – Sharon Carter

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#20042 Poetry
The voices of my childhood
By KERMITKREWWWW SILVER
Glens Falls, New York
KERMITKREWWWW SILVER, Glens Falls, New York
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I get silly past 11 pm (The tears leak down my cheeks, and words flow like a river from my heart)" -Me talking to a friend online

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#20043 Poetry
Tips On Ruby Lips
By Pointe2Twilight PLATINUM
Woodbridge, Virginia
Pointe2Twilight PLATINUM, Woodbridge, Virginia
23 articles 11 photos 3 comments
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#20044 Poetry
The Ebony Curse
By laughing4ever GOLD
Las Vegas, Nevada
laughing4ever GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The important gossip of today will be the gentle winds tomorrow.<br /> -Me :D

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#20045 Poetry
I'll Walk Beside You (revised)
By EllyApolloRose GOLD
Washington, Pennsylvania
EllyApolloRose GOLD, Washington, Pennsylvania
14 articles 18 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&rsquo;re alone, you can make any choice you want. But when someone loves you, you lose that right.&quot;<br /> -Alice Paul in Iron Jawed Angels

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#20046 Poetry
The Shadow
By SparkyDaChick BRONZE
Hong Kong, Other
SparkyDaChick BRONZE, Hong Kong, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I’m innocent.<br /> I really am.

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#20047 Poetry
A Little Known Fact
By Anonymous
#20048 Poetry
Black on White
By CodyRidenour PLATINUM
Dundee, Oregon
CodyRidenour PLATINUM, Dundee, Oregon
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Editing is a writer&#039;s most hated best friend.&quot;

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#20049 Poetry
The End of the Road
By Jane_P PLATINUM
San Clemente, California
Jane_P PLATINUM, San Clemente, California
25 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
When asked about race...<br /> <br /> &quot;Well, when I went to the bathroom I was Russian, and when I came out I was Finnish.&quot;<br /> <br /> or, alternatively:<br /> <br /> &quot;Irish I could tell you.&quot;

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#20050 Poetry
Not you
By Just-Maybe GOLD
South Salem, Ohio
Just-Maybe GOLD, South Salem, Ohio
14 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Laugh your heart out. Dance in the rain. Cherish the moment. Ignore the pain. Live, love, laugh. Forgive &amp; Forget. Life&#039;s too short to live with regrets.

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