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#406241voted by our readers
By TinyDancer BRONZE
Chadron, Nebraska

She sits and she bears, their wretched glares, like a withering plant in the sun, The old butterflies gnaw, her stomach till it's raw, and she smothers her heart's...
TinyDancer BRONZE, Chadron, Nebraska
4 articles 0 photos 12 comments

#406242 Poetry
By fairee GOLD
Fort Collins, Colorado
fairee GOLD, Fort Collins, Colorado
13 articles 5 photos 33 comments
#406243 Poetry
DesolateDoorknob PLATINUM, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
42 articles 52 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not let the things you cannot do interfere with the things that you can do<br /> <br /> No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

#406244 Poetry
By daretobedifferent19 GOLD
Danbury, Connecticut
daretobedifferent19 GOLD, Danbury, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One person&#039;s craziness is another person&#039;s reality.&quot;-Tim Burton

#406245 Poetry
By A.Marcus DIAMOND
Landing, New Jersey
A.Marcus DIAMOND, Landing, New Jersey
86 articles 11 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.&quot;<br /> -Emily Bronte<br /> <br /> &quot;A shadow is the most loyal friend.&quot;<br /> -Amanda Marcus

#406246 Poetry
By Radsten BRONZE
Cave Junction, Oregon
Radsten BRONZE, Cave Junction, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. ~Jimmi Hendrix

#406247 Poetry
By ilovelucy469 GOLD
Annapolis, Maryland
ilovelucy469 GOLD, Annapolis, Maryland
13 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
I rather be hated for what i am, then to be loved for what im not.

#406248 Poetry
By tayybabe97 SILVER
Saint Marys, Georgia
tayybabe97 SILVER, Saint Marys, Georgia
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;to thin ownself be true&quot;

#406249 Poetry
By Anonymous
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka