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#322451voted by our readers
By FirstSteps5000 SILVER
Bethesda, Maryland

To sleep is to let go… When you are asleep, anything can happen Flying Away from the day’s pains To a better place Where the world can’t  Chain you wi...
FirstSteps5000 SILVER, Bethesda, Maryland
5 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you reach for the stars, you'll just get the stars. Reach for the heavens and you get the stars thrown in." - unknown<br /> "These aren't just stories,"... …"They're whole kingdoms. They're worlds. They're perspectives and opinions you can't offer, from lives you haven't lived." - The Isle of the Lost<br /> "When someone does something hurtful, they have to admit it... [t]hen they have to be punished for it. And maybe then, if they apologize and change, maybe -maybe- *then* they get forgiven." - The One and Only Bob


#322452 Poetry
By Anonymous
MorningStar15 DIAMOND, Orange, Vermont
71 articles 2 photos 179 comments
#322454 Poetry
By ilovevolleyball35 BRONZE
Greenback, Tennessee
ilovevolleyball35 BRONZE, Greenback, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You have enemies? Good, that means you&#039;ve stood up for something in your life.<br /> -Winston Churchill

#322455 Poetry
By little.linguaphile GOLD
Waxhaw, North Carolina
little.linguaphile GOLD, Waxhaw, North Carolina
11 articles 12 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You will never find the time for things. If you want time, you must make it.&quot; Charles Buxton, English writer

#322456 Poetry
#322457 Poetry
By alaina norsworthy GOLD
Lake Charles, Louisiana
alaina norsworthy GOLD, Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#322458 Poetry
By apollo93 SILVER
Houston, Texas
apollo93 SILVER, Houston, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#322459 Poetry
By POETRYGIRL2 BRONZE
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
POETRYGIRL2 BRONZE, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE NO ONE ELSE

#322460 Poetry
By Afanen PLATINUM
Santa Rosa, California
Afanen PLATINUM, Santa Rosa, California
49 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;But you see, Meg, just because we don&#039;t understand doesn&#039;t mean that the explanation doesn&#039;t exist.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> - Madeleine L&#039;Engle, A Wrinkle in Time