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#407741voted by our readers
I Envy The Statue
By ILoveTurtles PLATINUM
Redding, California

The dead statue stares me down, as I weep. It feels as though my soul will shatter in one small gust of wind. I brace myself for a hurricane of pain, only to recieve peace. I...
ILoveTurtles PLATINUM, Redding, California
31 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#407742 Poetry
If Only
By Anonymous
#407743 Poetry
Time.
By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)

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#407744 Poetry
Pumpkins
By ShadowBlossom ELITE
Boca Raton, Florida
ShadowBlossom ELITE, Boca Raton, Florida
122 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
Memento Mori- It means that nothing lasts forever, no one is immortal, sooner or later you will die and things will come to an end. It also helps you realize that while you are living you should do the most with your life, live life to the fullest.

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#407745 Poetry
School
By Anonymous
#407746 Poetry
I Don't Expect You To Fix Me
By Your_Apathetic_Basketcase ELITE
Orlando, Florida
Your_Apathetic_Basketcase ELITE, Orlando, Florida
137 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just remember, if the world didn&#039;t suck, we&#039;d all fall off.&quot;<br /> -Derrolyn Anderson<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t trust everything you see, even salt looks like sugar.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;The sea speaks more honestly... To those willing to drown.&quot; -J.D. Hard

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#407747 Poetry
It`s Okay
By AimeeH BRONZE
Regina, Other
AimeeH BRONZE, Regina, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#407748 Poetry
You Found Me
By Anonymous
#407749 Poetry
I'm a Stranger to Myself
By EmilyGrau GOLD
Jackson, New Jersey
EmilyGrau GOLD, Jackson, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
We all have these things, that no one can see. They hold us down like anchors, they drown us out at sea.

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#407750 Poetry
the boy
By LizzyApplePie PLATINUM
Grand Island, New York
LizzyApplePie PLATINUM, Grand Island, New York
36 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Eyes look your last, arms take your last embrace, and you o&#039;lips, doors of breath, place a righteous kiss.

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