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Playing With Matches
By kml91225 GOLD
Dedham, Massachusetts

I play with matches to escape to burn a hole in these paper walls to escape my chained existence. I feel something else inside, pushing to the surface. My internal opposite....
kml91225 GOLD, Dedham, Massachusetts
16 articles 5 photos 1 comment
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#418232 Poetry
Adult
By TheArchitect ELITE
Madison, Wisconsin
TheArchitect ELITE, Madison, Wisconsin
227 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
-Anything said by Mr. T<br /> - Ill be in my bunk<br /> - Im so clever that half the time I don&#039;t even understand what I&#039;m saying

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#418233 Poetry
Walking the dog
By Anonymous
#418234 Poetry
The Definition of Poverty
By Anonymous
#418235 Poetry
To An Ex-Boyfriend MAG
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

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#418236 Poetry
Wicked Revenge
By Allythebunny BRONZE
29Palms, California
Allythebunny BRONZE, 29Palms, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;If we do not hang together, then assuredly we will all HANG seperately.\&quot; --Benjamin Franklin

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#418237 Poetry
Ancient Love.
By N.Marfil PLATINUM
Houston, Texas
N.Marfil PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
40 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&Ouml;f all the things I&#039;ve lost, I miss my mind the most.

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#418238 Poetry
a drink
By madhatter0111 SILVER
Naperville, Illinois
madhatter0111 SILVER, Naperville, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#418239 Poetry
Looking In
By Anonymous
#418240 Poetry
Opening My Mind
By Manny Reyes BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Manny Reyes BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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