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#5281voted by our readers
By Elianans BRONZE
Colorado Springs, Colorado

  I am my own worst enemy.  Into the mirror I go  finding fear and anger  The same person -Different  The feeling of rope tugging at me The left side...
Elianans BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Paul Brandt


#5282 Poetry
By Seraphina05 GOLD
Islamabad, Other
Seraphina05 GOLD, Islamabad, Other
14 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Your past doesn't need you<br /> Your Future does

#5283 Poetry
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
46 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers

#5284 Poetry
By brownietulips GOLD
Houston, Texas
brownietulips GOLD, Houston, Texas
10 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Words mean more at night

#5285 Poetry
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

#5286 Poetry
By Cia4900 BRONZE
Montrose, Colorado
Cia4900 BRONZE, Montrose, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#5287 Poetry
By fangela PLATINUM
Fort Lee, New Jersey
fangela PLATINUM, Fort Lee, New Jersey
20 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#5288 Poetry
By OliviaRW SILVER
Charlottesville, Virginia
OliviaRW SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not all those who wander are lost."- JRR Tolkein

#5289 Poetry
By zluv15 BRONZE
New York City, New York
zluv15 BRONZE, New York City, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." <br /> -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

#5290 Poetry
innernerdbird BRONZE, Novato, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream