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#484311voted by our readers
By kaitygrace BRONZE
In The Country, Iowa

I'm lost in this thing we call life. Alone and helpless But ready to fly. My dreams are running But fear holds me back As day after day I shyly turn back.
kaitygrace BRONZE, In The Country, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
if i lived like there's no tomarrow i'd be dead or locked up:)


#484312 Poetry
By Satchen SILVER
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Satchen SILVER, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You&#039;re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who&#039;ll decide where to go...&rdquo; <br /> Dr. Seuss, &quot;Oh, the Places You&#039;ll Go!&quot;

#484313 Poetry
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

#484314 Poetry
By mads357 BRONZE
Mequon, Wisconsin
mads357 BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#484315 Poetry
By Anonymous
#484316 Poetry
By annycs13 GOLD
Davis, California
annycs13 GOLD, Davis, California
12 articles 12 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The less you reveal, the more people can wonder..&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Emma Watson

#484317 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

#484318 Poetry
rubysky3 SILVER, Union, Kentucky
6 articles 4 photos 0 comments
#484319 Poetry
By kelseyjean13 PLATINUM
Huntertown, Indiana
kelseyjean13 PLATINUM, Huntertown, Indiana
26 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;why wait for the storm to pass when you can dance in the rain&quot;

#484320 Poetry
By allhallowsevekatie PLATINUM
Hampden, Massachusetts
allhallowsevekatie PLATINUM, Hampden, Massachusetts
39 articles 16 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Believe me nothing is trivial&quot;(The Crow)