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#282831voted by our readers
By JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND
Westerlo, New York

The dark seems to be closing in No trace of light can penetrate The barrier I have made Every time someone broke my heart I added a brick Every time someone stabbed me in th...
JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND, Westerlo, New York
61 articles 36 photos 216 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I&#039;m not&quot; <br /> &quot;Somewhere betweeen us talking, you saying I deserve better, and you making me laugh when I wanted to cry, I fell in love with you.&quot;


moonstruckpoet SILVER, Austin, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy&#039;s First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world&#039;s one, and only, truth.&rdquo;

#282833 Poetry
By JustPlainHannah BRONZE
Villa Park, Illinois
JustPlainHannah BRONZE, Villa Park, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Pain is only temporary, glory lasts forever.

#282834 Poetry
By ChaiTea125 PLATINUM
Chandler, Arizona
ChaiTea125 PLATINUM, Chandler, Arizona
21 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Whatever you do comes back at you."

#282835 Poetry
By Anonymous
#282836 Poetry
By Michaela_Touch GOLD
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Michaela_Touch GOLD, Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 articles 22 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
God&#039;s got you on His potter&#039;s wheel. Jeremiah chapter 18.

#282837 Poetry
By bblz22 PLATINUM
Owasso, Oklahoma
bblz22 PLATINUM, Owasso, Oklahoma
28 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.&quot; -Anonymous

#282838 Poetry
By KellyKhaos BRONZE
Tallahassee, Florida
KellyKhaos BRONZE, Tallahassee, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When the power of love over comes the love of power, the world will be at peace.&quot;

#282839 Poetry
By HopefullyPoetic BRONZE
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
HopefullyPoetic BRONZE, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only thing you could fail at in life, is not being able to let yourself fail&quot; -me (Tessa)

#282840 Poetry
By futurista12 ELITE
Far Rockaway, New York
futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
615 articles 1 photo 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And though she be but little, she is fierce.&quot;- Shakespeare