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#214811voted by our readers
By jungletree SILVER
Lafayette, California

There was never a room in my mind, only wings I never had time for china things They get knocked over with tails and horns But it's worth it since they keep me warm   Whe...
jungletree SILVER, Lafayette, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do I contradict myself?<br /> Very well then I contradict myself,<br /> (I am large, I contain multitudes.)" - Walt Whitman


#214812 Poetry
By EbbzH GOLD
Grove Hill, Alabama
EbbzH GOLD, Grove Hill, Alabama
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes life turns you upside down so you can learn how to live right-side-up&quot;

#214813 Poetry
jbeach SILVER, APO, Other
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#214814 Poetry
By Alexis Reinheimer GOLD
Middleburgh, New York
Alexis Reinheimer GOLD, Middleburgh, New York
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#214815 Poetry
By cassandra cruz BRONZE
Los Lunas, New Mexico
cassandra cruz BRONZE, Los Lunas, New Mexico
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#214816 Poetry
Distraction DIAMOND, Leesburg, Virginia
73 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#214817 Poetry
By Kparker27 PLATINUM
Groesbeck, Texas
Kparker27 PLATINUM, Groesbeck, Texas
30 articles 17 photos 101 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the end, it&#039;s still best to wait for the one we want rather than settle for what&#039;s available. It&#039;s still best to wait for the one you love rather than to settle for the one who&#039;s around. It&#039;s still best to wait for the right person, because life&#039;s too short to waste on the wrong one.&quot;

#214818 Poetry
By AlyssaCo SILVER
Clive, Iowa
AlyssaCo SILVER, Clive, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we&rsquo;re reading doesn&rsquo;t wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?&quot; -Franz Kafka

#214819 Poetry
By Anonymous
#214820 Poetry
Taylor Seitz BRONZE, Anchorage, Alaska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments