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#239941voted by our readers
By JackJules SILVER
Los Angeles, California

As a seed, I rest in the innocent darkness Of the earthen cradle to which I have become accustomed. But the grace of your moist lips Gently tapping on my pod Carries me out i...
JackJules SILVER, Los Angeles, California
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have a very pessimistic view of life. You should know this about me if we're gonna go out. You know, I - I feel that life is - is divided up into the horrible and the miserable. Those are the two categories, you know. The - the horrible would be like, um, I don't know, terminal cases, you know, and blind people, crippled. I don't know how they get through life. It's amazing to me. You know, and the miserable is everyone else. That's - that's - so - so - when you go through life - you should be thankful that you're miserable because you're very lucky to be miserable."


#239942 Poetry
By christinaaberc BRONZE
Bellevue, Washington
christinaaberc BRONZE, Bellevue, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#239943 Poetry
Newyorkcity_Dreamer PLATINUM, Wausau, Wisconsin
28 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness&rdquo;<br /> Maya Angelou<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.&rdquo;<br /> E.Y. Harburg

#239944 Poetry
By obsidiancanopy GOLD
Catonsville, Maryland
obsidiancanopy GOLD, Catonsville, Maryland
19 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are formed by what we desire.&quot; - John Irving

#239945 Poetry
By AlainM BRONZE
Houston, Texas
AlainM BRONZE, Houston, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
im a young hot boy

#239946 Poetry
By Anonymous
#239947 Poetry
By Anonymous
Kay Matthews PLATINUM, Bolton, Massachusetts
29 articles 17 photos 6 comments
#239949 Poetry
By mooneyg SILVER
Ellsworth, Wisconsin
mooneyg SILVER, Ellsworth, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
carpe diem quam minimul credula postero

#239950 Poetry
By alyssa_o BRONZE
Lakeside, California
alyssa_o BRONZE, Lakeside, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t think or judge. Just listen