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By Anonymous

Dear audience, Mother, the name I do dread and refuse to call her. She is the one, who brought me into this hell hole, a place I’m supposed to call home. She hurried and scurried...

#199502 Poetry
By Philosopherpoet DIAMOND
Happy Valley, Oregon
Philosopherpoet DIAMOND, Happy Valley, Oregon
50 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind". -Mohandas K. Gandhi

#199503 Poetry
By biffman BRONZE
Meadow Vista, California
biffman BRONZE, Meadow Vista, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#199504 Poetry
By Live4life GOLD
Westminster, Colorado
Live4life GOLD, Westminster, Colorado
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reject hatred without hating.&quot;<br /> - Mary Baker Eddy<br /> <br /> &quot;Live life with no regrets, or life will be your biggest regret&quot;<br /> -Unknown<br /> <br /> &quot;We are nothing but what we allow ourselves to become&quot;<br /> -Unknown<br /> <br /> &quot;We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.&quot;<br /> - Goethe

#199505 Poetry
By TenorSaxy BRONZE
Oakley, California
TenorSaxy BRONZE, Oakley, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary.&quot;

#199506 Poetry
By TanviKusum DIAMOND
Gurgaon, Other
TanviKusum DIAMOND, Gurgaon, Other
89 articles 4 photos 197 comments

Favorite Quote:
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. <br /> Orison Swett Marden<br /> <br /> &quot;The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.&quot; - Anais Nin<br /> <br /> we speak in hushed voices so as to not wake our memories

#199507 Poetry
By poetjournalist SILVER
Falls Church, Virginia
poetjournalist SILVER, Falls Church, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
CrowOfRuination PLATINUM, Lawrence, Kansas
38 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you&#039;re alone with. -Wayne Dyer<br /> Leading those who have followed a greater leader without knowing what it is you are doing is the same as wielding a sword against a master of weapons. -Kreepy

#199509 Poetry
By starryeyed10 GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
starryeyed10 GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
17 articles 29 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you don&#039;t get into it, no one will

#199510 Poetry
By cheyennemarie_j.w._05 BRONZE
Goose Creek, South Carolina
cheyennemarie_j.w._05 BRONZE, Goose Creek, South Carolina
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Word&quot; - Mr. Geary.<br /> &quot;Bravery isn&#039;t the absence of fear. It&#039;s having fear and staring it right back in the face.&quot; -Martin Lawrence in The Black Knight.