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By Anonymous

I’m shackled in the chains of the past,Yet I walk freely and oblivious.Im suffocating in the lethal waters of memory, Yet I float on the tranquil waves.Im wandering blindly t...

#201462 Poetry
By DaniW PLATINUM
New Bern, North Carolina
DaniW PLATINUM, New Bern, North Carolina
29 articles 1 photo 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.<br /> By Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross

#201463 Poetry
By Beachgirl1 PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
Beachgirl1 PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
32 articles 4 photos 178 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If You Don&#039;t Fight Back, You&#039;ve Already Lost.&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t suppress Laughter, it goes to your thighs.&quot;

#201464 Poetry
By Anonymous
#201465 Poetry
By BT1718 PLATINUM
Worthington, Ohio
BT1718 PLATINUM, Worthington, Ohio
24 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
dream as if youll live forever live as if youll die today

#201466 Poetry
By forum184 BRONZE
Whitesboro, Texas
forum184 BRONZE, Whitesboro, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the day, saying, &#039;I will try again tomorrow&#039;&quot;

#201467 Poetry
By TheNavigator SILVER
Iloilo, Other
TheNavigator SILVER, Iloilo, Other
7 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#201468 Poetry
By Everybody BRONZE
Arlington, Texas
Everybody BRONZE, Arlington, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why do I kneel to these concepts? Tempted by control, controlled by temptation, stay low, they say, stay low.&quot;

#201469 Poetry
By Eftihia Loupakis BRONZE
Astoria, Queens, New York
Eftihia Loupakis BRONZE, Astoria, Queens, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#201470 Poetry
By AmyLove GOLD
Biscayne Park, Florida
AmyLove GOLD, Biscayne Park, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;This is how the world ends... not with a bang but with a whimper.\&quot; -- T.S. Eliot