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By Neesha BRONZE
St. Louis, Missouri

One by one the pieces broke Smashed and shattered on the floor Trashed to nothing but the Core Torn and Tattered, nothing more Cold and lost and burned and scorned Will anyo...
Neesha BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi


#61212 Poetry
By DesolateDoorknob PLATINUM
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
DesolateDoorknob PLATINUM, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
42 articles 52 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not let the things you cannot do interfere with the things that you can do<br /> <br /> No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

#61213 Poetry
By ilikecats BRONZE
Murphy, North Carolina
ilikecats BRONZE, Murphy, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#61214 Poetry
By Blizzardstorm DIAMOND
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Blizzardstorm DIAMOND, Willow Street, Pennsylvania
68 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Wrongfully do men lament the flight of time&hellip;.Let your work be such that after death you become an image of immortality.&rdquo; -Leonardo Da Vinci

#61215 Poetry
By Kennedeycarpenter SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Kennedeycarpenter SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#61216 Poetry
By Jessica_Zou SILVER
Puyallup, Washington
Jessica_Zou SILVER, Puyallup, Washington
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.<br /> -RFK

#61217 Poetry
Kim Foss BRONZE, Parker, Colorado
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#61218 Poetry
By sk8ski4life GOLD
Lincoln, Massachusetts
sk8ski4life GOLD, Lincoln, Massachusetts
13 articles 10 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just because it&#039;s raining doesn&#039;t mean you can&#039;t go swimming.&quot;<br /> ~Anonymous

#61219 Poetry
By laxgirl76 SILVER
Park City, Utah
laxgirl76 SILVER, Park City, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#61220 Poetry
By rockerchick4christ GOLD
Lake, Mississippi
rockerchick4christ GOLD, Lake, Mississippi
18 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve never told a lie, and that makes me a liar. I&#039;ve never made a bet, but we gamble with desire. I&#039;ve never lit a match with intent to start a fire, but recently the flames are getting out of control.&quot; Lyrics from an All Time Low song. :D