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#466211voted by our readers
By FlamableFyre DIAMOND
Spartanburg, South Carolina

One burnt a hole in my heart the other mended it, until the wound was a mere memory, the past, not to be brought back one scowled the other smiled and laughed one ended the...
FlamableFyre DIAMOND, Spartanburg, South Carolina
93 articles 9 photos 107 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t have ambitions or desires. <br /> Being a poet isn&#039;t my ambition, <br /> it&#039;s my way of being alone.<br /> ~ Fernando Pessoa ~


#466212 Poetry
By OnyxDivine PLATINUM
Scarborough, Other
OnyxDivine PLATINUM, Scarborough, Other
22 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Take chances&quot;<br /> &quot;never regret something that made you smile&quot;<br /> &quot;Forever isn&#039;t infinity. It&#039;s the time two people spent together, be it a few seconds, five minutes, an hour, days, months, or more.&quot;

#466213 Poetry
By Avallon GOLD
Portland, Oregon
Avallon GOLD, Portland, Oregon
10 articles 11 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
We fall down. We get up. We try to hold our head up when life pulls us apart. We fight and we bleed but all we ever need is something to hope for.

#466214 Poetry
By TheUnwindingCableCar PLATINUM
Plymouth, Indiana
TheUnwindingCableCar PLATINUM, Plymouth, Indiana
31 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. -Plutarch

#466215 Poetry
By DarknessFalls PLATINUM
Alhambra, California
DarknessFalls PLATINUM, Alhambra, California
47 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe

#466216 Poetry
By karsenduve BRONZE
West Des Moines, Iowa
karsenduve BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#466217 Poetry
By Anonymous
#466218 Poetry
By emotastic BRONZE
Indianapolis, Indiana
emotastic BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#466219 Poetry
By csjames GOLD
Cowpens, South Carolina
csjames GOLD, Cowpens, South Carolina
16 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone&#039;s a critic, but only you can decide if it affects Y-O-U!!!

#466220 Poetry
laaauren PLATINUM, Cincinnati, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s just that...I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It&#039;s the universe&#039;s way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It&#039;s how life is.&quot;