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By Anonymous

So let me ask you this, is this living? They say: “Count your blessings.” But rather the prayer is an order of words The sound of the voice praying The nights we are forced to...

#21242 Poetry
By SunshyneSky GOLD
Oakdale, California
SunshyneSky GOLD, Oakdale, California
10 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."

#21243 Poetry
By banana PLATINUM
Johnston, Iowa
banana PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
30 articles 0 photos 18 comments
#21244 Poetry
bryanna1311 SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind---Dr. Suess

#21245 Poetry
By brandy.carrell BRONZE
Licking, Missouri
brandy.carrell BRONZE, Licking, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#21246 Poetry
By SheepMuffles GOLD
Farmington Hills, Michigan
SheepMuffles GOLD, Farmington Hills, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#21247 Poetry
By MercedesXO DIAMOND
South Easton, Massachusetts
MercedesXO DIAMOND, South Easton, Massachusetts
52 articles 0 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I realize that life is risks. It&#039;s acknowledging the past but looking forward. It&#039;s taking chances that we will make mistakes but believeing we all deserve to be forgiven.&quot; <br /> -The Dead Tossed Waves.

#21248 Poetry
By Dancingchick7 BRONZE
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Dancingchick7 BRONZE, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#21249 Poetry
By s0ulwriter GOLD
Glens Falls, New York
s0ulwriter GOLD, Glens Falls, New York
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.&rdquo; <br /> ― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story

#21250 Poetry
By futurista12 ELITE
Far Rockaway, New York
futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
615 articles 1 photo 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And though she be but little, she is fierce.&quot;- Shakespeare