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#266931voted by our readers
By LouisianaGirl GOLD
Covington, Louisiana

They look down upon the two. walking beside the lake, so blue. It looks as if they're happy there. Walking around without a care. They move together through the night...
LouisianaGirl GOLD, Covington, Louisiana
14 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you were born, you were crying <br /> And everyone around you was smiling.<br /> Live your life so that when you die,<br /> You&#039;re the one who is smiling<br /> And everyone around you is crying.&quot;


#266932 Poetry
By bsolich14 PLATINUM
Greenwood Village, Colorado
bsolich14 PLATINUM, Greenwood Village, Colorado
35 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.&quot; <br /> &mdash;J.K. Rowling

#266933 Poetry
By Kelbel. PLATINUM
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Kelbel. PLATINUM, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Poetry is the heart decoding messages for the brain from the soul through layer upon layer of flesh, blood and fear.

#266934 Poetry
By imhereforthethought PLATINUM
Wayne, New Jersey
imhereforthethought PLATINUM, Wayne, New Jersey
43 articles 0 photos 45 comments
#266935 Poetry
xplodingpotato BRONZE, Harrisonburg, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#266936 Poetry
By TheWisp GOLD
Belvidere, Illinois
TheWisp GOLD, Belvidere, Illinois
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The un-examined life is not worth living&quot;<br /> -Socrates

bugjuicepoetry ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
223 articles 30 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home."

#266938 Poetry
By Anonymous
#266939 Poetry
By ReeVillaruel BRONZE
Manila, Other
ReeVillaruel BRONZE, Manila, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#266940 Poetry
By haley1 SILVER
Rougemount, North Carolina
haley1 SILVER, Rougemount, North Carolina
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have to get hurt to be in the presence of life&quot; said by me