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#20411voted by our readers
By irenerose PLATINUM
Lawton, Oklahoma

There's a taste of dead flowers in my mouth, Wet and heavy as ashes, And there's a smell of faint burning in the air, As to my new love,  I bid you adieu.  Come clos...
irenerose PLATINUM, Lawton, Oklahoma
47 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King Jr.


#20412 Poetry
By richardswifey SILVER
Lyndonville, New York
richardswifey SILVER, Lyndonville, New York
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"it s better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all"

#20413 Poetry
By Only_Human BRONZE
Hood River, Oregon
Only_Human BRONZE, Hood River, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#20414 Poetry
By HeyImKatie BRONZE
Marion, New York
HeyImKatie BRONZE, Marion, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#20415 Poetry
By alyssagig GOLD
Waldwick, New Jersey
alyssagig GOLD, Waldwick, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something." -Eminem

#20416 Poetry
By chrissychris2270117 SILVER
Flushing, New York
chrissychris2270117 SILVER, Flushing, New York
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There is always going to be thunder, lightning and rain it just matters how you use your umbrella to get to that rainbow."

#20417 Poetry
By krisie BRONZE
Detriot, Michigan
krisie BRONZE, Detriot, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20418 Poetry
shrishgs SILVER, Varanasi, Other
9 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you wish to see in this world.

#20419 Poetry
By Anonymous
#20420 Poetry
By sunrise_faerie GOLD
Fredericksburg, Virginia
sunrise_faerie GOLD, Fredericksburg, Virginia
11 articles 3 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
things are only as dark as you make them. <br /> there is always beauty in every situation. look for it and you will see.<br /> smile; sometimes it&#039;s all that will keep you from crying.