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#415301voted by our readers
By Anonymous

It was like a jail, a prison, a dungeon. I was trapped. Searching for a way out. I needed out. Let me out I said. My room is my prision she writes. She writes instead of cuts. S...

#415302 Poetry
kdpunk182 SILVER, Greenwood, Indiana
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments
#415303 Poetry
PrincessLena ELITE, Orlando, Florida
116 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be" - Kurt Vonnegut

#415304 Poetry
By EnasZeidan BRONZE
Oak Lawn, Illinois
EnasZeidan BRONZE, Oak Lawn, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#415305 Poetry
LinkinPark224 BRONZE, Bellevue, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&rsquo;re all a little weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone<br /> whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into<br /> mutual weirdness and call it love.&quot; -Dr. Seuss

#415306 Poetry
xxxvvvgod BRONZE, Augusta, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#415307 Poetry
By Nightingale74 PLATINUM
Beavercreek, Ohio
Nightingale74 PLATINUM, Beavercreek, Ohio
46 articles 0 photos 152 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you need something to believe in, believe in yourself.&quot;<br /> &quot;A poem unwritten is only a thought; unshared, unsaid...&quot;

#415308 Poetry
By Anonymous
#415309 Poetry
By writingkate SILVER
Hot Springs, Arkansas
writingkate SILVER, Hot Springs, Arkansas
6 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Wisdom is knowing when you can&#039;t be wise.&quot; Paul Engle<br /> &quot;People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.&quot; James A. Baldwin

#415310 Poetry
By Berta BRONZE
Somewhere, Massachusetts
Berta BRONZE, Somewhere, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.&quot;<br /> Helen Thompson