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#315661voted by our readers
redemption
By chaaar SILVER
Gretna, Louisiana

my mind was strategically bent and twisted like branches of a tree. those branches began to overlap and the sun could no longer reach my roots; i was lost. you didn't stay long a...
chaaar SILVER, Gretna, Louisiana
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. "

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#315662 Poetry
Dead Optimism
By Tiffanie_marie GOLD
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Tiffanie_marie GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
18 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon.

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#315663 Poetry
The Trees
By juliachase. GOLD
St.Helens, Oregon
juliachase. GOLD, St.Helens, Oregon
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#315664 Poetry
#don't you dare look away.
By Kuyler GOLD
Coal Valley, Illinois
Kuyler GOLD, Coal Valley, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two roads diverged in a wood, and I&mdash; <br /> I took the one less traveled by, <br /> And that has made all the difference.&quot; - Robert Frost

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#315665 Poetry
Trapped
By Live4life GOLD
Westminster, Colorado
Live4life GOLD, Westminster, Colorado
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reject hatred without hating.&quot;<br /> - Mary Baker Eddy<br /> <br /> &quot;Live life with no regrets, or life will be your biggest regret&quot;<br /> -Unknown<br /> <br /> &quot;We are nothing but what we allow ourselves to become&quot;<br /> -Unknown<br /> <br /> &quot;We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.&quot;<br /> - Goethe

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#315666 Poetry
sounds of life
By the_nightmare_99 BRONZE
Napa, California
the_nightmare_99 BRONZE, Napa, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#315667 Poetry
Of Kindness and Musical Grace
By McKaylaShelbieDiana SILVER
Kuching, Other
McKaylaShelbieDiana SILVER, Kuching, Other
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You see, you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too--even when you&rsquo;re in the dark. Even when you&rsquo;re falling.&rdquo; <br /> ― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie

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#315668 Poetry
Tangerine
By pasha PENCE BRONZE
Cincinnati, Ohio
pasha PENCE BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#315669 Poetry
"everything Has To Come An End"
By Daniquka Morehead BRONZE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Daniquka Morehead BRONZE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#315670 Poetry
One day
By LonelyEyes7214 BRONZE
Elkton, Kentucky
LonelyEyes7214 BRONZE, Elkton, Kentucky
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You gotta fall before you fly. You gotta live before you die.

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