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#246471voted by our readers
By Zorlu Aktas BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois

Through the ashes, I rise a swallow. For I was Swallowed by darkness, a shallow shadow. My freedom is beneath, the ashes of sorrow. Prescribe me a forgiveness , not a plea T...
Zorlu Aktas BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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#246472 Poetry
By Anonymous
#246473 Poetry
By StraderL BRONZE
Raleigh, North Carolina
StraderL BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#246474 Poetry
By Anonymous
#246475 Poetry
By Anblue SILVER
Houston, Texas
Anblue SILVER, Houston, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 20 comments
#246476 Poetry
TheLadyKate GOLD, Cairo, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I'm just a musical prostitute my dear!"

#246477 Poetry
By megandaynexo GOLD
West Valley, New York
megandaynexo GOLD, West Valley, New York
15 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

#246478 Poetry
By Karmapack BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
Karmapack BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#246479 Poetry
By Jump4thesun SILVER
Los Angeles, California
Jump4thesun SILVER, Los Angeles, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Jump for the sun- we may not land on the sun but at least we would get off the ground&quot;-Zora Neale Hurston.<br /> &quot;Our task is to take this earth so deeply and wholly into ourselves that it will resurrect within our being.&quot;<br /> Rainer Maria Rilke <br /> <br /> &quot;I&rsquo;d woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.&quot;<br /> Fernando Pessoa

#246480 Poetry
By KSkittles SILVER
Quitman, Mississippi
KSkittles SILVER, Quitman, Mississippi
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Love Is Like Heaven But It Hurts Like Hell