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#348291voted by our readers
By CharmingChar PLATINUM
Bronxville, New York

You who stood before your father’s eyes Shamed the name you took from him Bellowing out the anger that flows A silence, empty as his eyes that fight you Shamed the name you t...
CharmingChar PLATINUM, Bronxville, New York
21 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.<br /> Robert Frost


#348292 Poetry
By kmarie14 PLATINUM
Hyrum, Utah
kmarie14 PLATINUM, Hyrum, Utah
22 articles 5 photos 245 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is either an adventure...or nothing&quot; -Helen Keller

#348293 Poetry
By aznskills90214 BRONZE
Sterling, Virginia
aznskills90214 BRONZE, Sterling, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By Haylie SILVER
Minneola, Florida
Haylie SILVER, Minneola, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 19 comments
#348295 Poetry
By McHammerhead SILVER
Lake Charles, Louisiana
McHammerhead SILVER, Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;People who claim that they&#039;re evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It&#039;s people who claim that they&#039;re good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.&rdquo; <br /> ― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

#348296 Poetry
By MadisonKramer BRONZE
O\'fallon, Missouri
MadisonKramer BRONZE, O\'fallon, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#348297 Poetry
By mallorymcdonnell GOLD
Louisville, Kentucky
mallorymcdonnell GOLD, Louisville, Kentucky
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By annalee BRONZE
Omaha, Nebraska
annalee BRONZE, Omaha, Nebraska
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#348299 Poetry
By Tabeast BRONZE
Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Tabeast BRONZE, Bosque Farms, New Mexico
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#348300 Poetry
By Jace16 PLATINUM
Houston, Texas
Jace16 PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
49 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
A career is wonderful, but you can&#039;t curl up with it on a cold night. <br /> Marilyn Monroe <br /> <br /> Fiction is the truth inside the lie. <br /> Stephen King <br /> No, it&#039;s not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside. <br /> Stephen King