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#402541voted by our readers
By theweirdworder DIAMOND
Newtown, Pennsylvania

We are the sullen shadows with taped-up mouths, representing taped-up wings and souls, butterfly hearts forbidden to fly. Every human starts out with a fire inside but som...
theweirdworder DIAMOND, Newtown, Pennsylvania
65 articles 49 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.<br /> -Plato


#402542 Poetry
By Luxy_Reese PLATINUM
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Luxy_Reese PLATINUM, Grand Forks, North Dakota
26 articles 3 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

#402543 Poetry
By Anonymous
scream.u.a.lullaby BRONZE, Irving, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#402545 Poetry
SpectrumCrossplague SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#402546 Poetry
By BriiKarri GOLD
Quispamsis, Other
BriiKarri GOLD, Quispamsis, Other
18 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our scars remind us of where we&#039;ve been, they don&#039;t have to dictact where we&#039;re going

#402547 Poetry
By Mickey17 SILVER
Life, Wisconsin
Mickey17 SILVER, Life, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be the change that you wish to see in the world.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mahatma Gandhi

#402548 Poetry
By ImStillSilent GOLD
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
ImStillSilent GOLD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is always a chance of failure. It just depends on how you look at it to see if you truly lost or won.

#402549 Poetry
By Anonymous
#402550 Poetry
By AlexandriaDenton26 BRONZE
Somerset, Kentucky
AlexandriaDenton26 BRONZE, Somerset, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments