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#435921voted by our readers
By Unspecified SILVER
Birmingham, Alabama

You were my bird, You sat by every day. I watched for a while, Then I shooed you away. You sung of your love, I rejected you still, But you kept up your songs, Perched...
Unspecified SILVER, Birmingham, Alabama
7 articles 3 photos 1 comment

#435922 Poetry
Lily_Field BRONZE, North Bay, Other
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.<br /> James Joyce

#435923 Poetry
By SilverHaze BRONZE
Clifton, New Jersey
SilverHaze BRONZE, Clifton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself to become a new person.&quot; ~ Gerard Way

#435924 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

#435925 Poetry
By Violet_Neque BRONZE
Lynwoood, Illinois
Violet_Neque BRONZE, Lynwoood, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am not &quot;everyone&quot;.

liedelc BRONZE, Holmdel, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Happiness is a choice" - Shay Carl

#435927 Poetry
By manda94 BRONZE
Summerfield, North Carolina
manda94 BRONZE, Summerfield, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#435928 Poetry
By BlackButterfly2932 SILVER
Beverly, New Jersey
BlackButterfly2932 SILVER, Beverly, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you want a merical be the merical

#435929 Poetry
By JakeShaw PLATINUM
Atlanta, Georgia
JakeShaw PLATINUM, Atlanta, Georgia
23 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you&#039;re in a night that seems almost devoid of stars and you look but can&#039;t find someone to help you see. Look for that lonely star and let it guide you until you find the light. (anonymous)

#435930 Poetry
By Phina ELITE
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Phina ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
102 articles 18 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some of the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.&quot; Helen Keller