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#8021voted by our readers
By zphysicscat18 SILVER
Ypsilanti, Michigan

The sailor leaves the land on his own to find himself among the dark waves the ghosts of his past appear everywhere but dissipate beneath the glassy surface of the ocean...
zphysicscat18 SILVER, Ypsilanti, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am not Shakespeare and I am not Edna Saint Vincent Millay and I am not Mark Twain, but I am someone, I am my self, I am not the next one of them, all I want is to make a name for myself and I will gosh darn it!


#8023 Poetry
By oliverlee112 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
oliverlee112 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#8024 Poetry
Mr_Anonymous SILVER, Ripon, California
5 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...There&#039;s no defense<br /> except all the errors<br /> made...&quot;<br /> <br /> -Excerpt from &quot;Claws of Paradise&quot; - C. Bukowski

#8025 Poetry
By myemotions123 SILVER
Kempner, Texas
myemotions123 SILVER, Kempner, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
i love you

#8026 Poetry
By Sierralove SILVER
Cardington, Ohio
Sierralove SILVER, Cardington, Ohio
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes things have to fall apart, in order for other things to fall into place&lt;3

#8027 Poetry
By Theemptyechoes PLATINUM
Pawlet, Vermont
Theemptyechoes PLATINUM, Pawlet, Vermont
27 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.&quot;

#8028 Poetry
By Jesse Mozykus BRONZE
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Jesse Mozykus BRONZE, Bridgeton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#8029 Poetry
By Halie_T BRONZE
Melissa, Texas
Halie_T BRONZE, Melissa, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

#8030 Poetry
By Gracie Fojtik SILVER
Park City, Utah
Gracie Fojtik SILVER, Park City, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 5 comments