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#20281voted by our readers
By irenerose PLATINUM
Lawton, Oklahoma

I’m still swimming, Still drowning, in what I left behind, Still struggling, Trying vainly to pull free, But every time I surface, I find myself still lost, In a California...
irenerose PLATINUM, Lawton, Oklahoma
47 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King Jr.


#20282 Poetry
By ithinkijustflew BRONZE
Dreamland, Other
ithinkijustflew BRONZE, Dreamland, Other
4 articles 1 photo 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Is. 43:2; When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.

#20283 Poetry
By nicolebanta BRONZE
Omro, Wisconsin
nicolebanta BRONZE, Omro, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#20284 Poetry
By MeaganReed GOLD
Perrysburg, Ohio
MeaganReed GOLD, Perrysburg, Ohio
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything happens for a reason

#20285 Poetry
By Trey Griffith BRONZE
Massena, New York
Trey Griffith BRONZE, Massena, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20286 Poetry
By mellow_melon PLATINUM
Jefferson, Maryland
mellow_melon PLATINUM, Jefferson, Maryland
41 articles 14 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but my the number of moments that take our breath away."

#20287 Poetry
By Katie_Grey DIAMOND
Leipsic, Ohio
Katie_Grey DIAMOND, Leipsic, Ohio
58 articles 10 photos 46 comments

Favorite Quote:
Difficult is not impossible - Relient K, &quot;Hope for Every Fallen Man&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> If all I had was love, would I still be lovely?<br /> If all I gave was love, would you give up on me?<br /> -House of Heroes, &quot;Love is for the Middle Class&quot;

#20288 Poetry
HippyGirl SILVER, Lakewood, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

#20289 Poetry
By Anonymous
DarwinsFinches SILVER, Oakville, Ontario
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments