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#304721voted by our readers
By Meru21 GOLD
Desert Hot Springs, California

I'll crush your wings To keep you by my side. I'll lock your cage Just so you can't fly. If it means you'll stay, I'll gladly chain you down. I'...
Meru21 GOLD, Desert Hot Springs, California
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If I could be any part of you,<br /> I&#039;d be your tears;<br /> To be conceived in your heart,<br /> Born in your eyes,<br /> Live on your cheeks,<br /> And die on your lips.&quot;


#304722 Poetry
By HannahRose22 SILVER
Mount Shasta, California
HannahRose22 SILVER, Mount Shasta, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must live.&quot; - Charles Bukowski

#304723 Poetry
By MissMacey BRONZE
Machester, Missouri
MissMacey BRONZE, Machester, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You don&#039;t know what being strong is, until being strong is the only choice you have.&quot;

#304724 Poetry
By rebecca.2121 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
rebecca.2121 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#304725 Poetry
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#304726 Poetry
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#304727 Poetry
By ApproachingNirvana GOLD
Burlington, Kansas
ApproachingNirvana GOLD, Burlington, Kansas
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you&#039;re dead.&quot; - Irish Drinking Toast

#304728 Poetry
By amandapacheco BRONZE
Wallingford, Connecticut
amandapacheco BRONZE, Wallingford, Connecticut
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
So I put my hands up<br /> They&#039;re playing my song,<br /> And the butterflys fly away<br /> Noddin&#039; my head like yeah<br /> Moving my hips like yeah,<br /> And I got my hands up,<br /> They&#039;re playin my song<br /> I know I&#039;m gonna be ok<br /> Yeah, It&#039;s a party in the USA

#304729 Poetry
By Anonymous
#304730 Poetry
By NextGen GOLD
Hillsboro, Ohio
NextGen GOLD, Hillsboro, Ohio
17 articles 10 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.&quot; - Mel Brooks