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#44971voted by our readers
By OldSoul09 SILVER
Worland, Wyoming

I do not belong in the world of men; I have not the power or the desire to cling Upon a rigid format Nor build a dam against an inevitable storm. Strength eludes me by severa...
OldSoul09 SILVER, Worland, Wyoming
9 articles 1 photo 1 comment

#44972 Poetry
By B.r.grater PLATINUM
LaPorte, Indiana
B.r.grater PLATINUM, LaPorte, Indiana
49 articles 0 photos 10 comments
MarkusSinclair SILVER, Honolulu, Hawaii
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Good poets write for their audience while great poets write for themselves&quot;<br /> -Markus Sinclair

#44974 Poetry
By OneProzacADay PLATINUM
State College, Pennsylvania
OneProzacADay PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
37 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are the universe expressing itself as human for a little while.&quot; -Eckhart Tolle

#44975 Poetry
By AmazingAmy SILVER
Spartanburg, South Carolina
AmazingAmy SILVER, Spartanburg, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The moment comes when a character does or says something that I hadn&#039;t thought about. At that moment he&#039;s alive and I leave it to him.&quot; -Graham Greene

#44976 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;

#44977 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#44978 Poetry
By AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE
Austin, TX, Texas
AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE, Austin, TX, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#44979 Poetry
By Anonymous
#44980 Poetry
By Anonymous