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By LittleMissy SILVER
Issaquah, Washington

The darkness slowly creeps closer and closer Inky hands twist around my ankles And tendrils climb up my legs as ropes slither over my arms It burns as it goes Whispers croon th...
LittleMissy SILVER, Issaquah, Washington
8 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you'll land among the stars." - Eleanor Roosevelt


#254592 Poetry
By Zero GOLD
Langley, Washington
Zero GOLD, Langley, Washington
10 articles 0 photos 13 comments
#254593 Poetry
By Sileron-evol PLATINUM
Providence, Rhode Island
Sileron-evol PLATINUM, Providence, Rhode Island
44 articles 0 photos 98 comments

Favorite Quote:
"we are captives of our own identities, living in prisons of our own creation"

#254594 Poetry
By JonathanVondrasek DIAMOND
Oak Park, Illinois
JonathanVondrasek DIAMOND, Oak Park, Illinois
58 articles 7 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
" CONTAINS ODOR-FIGHTING "ATOMIC-ROBOTS" THAT "SHOOT LASERS" AT YOUR "STENCH MONSTERS" AND REPLACES THEM WITH FRESH, CLEAN. MASCULINE "SCENT ELVES"." - Old Spice deodorant

#254595 Poetry
By demonsandspiders SILVER
Leonia, New Jersey
demonsandspiders SILVER, Leonia, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#254596 Poetry
By M.Larsen BRONZE
Maple Valley, Washington
M.Larsen BRONZE, Maple Valley, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.<br /> -Thich Nhat Hanh

#254597 Poetry
LiederMadchen ELITE, Aurora, Oregon
132 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
For, I could not love thee, Dear, so much,<br /> Loved I not honour more.<br /> -- Richard Lovelace, quoted often by Baroness Emmuska Orczy in The Scarlet Pimpernel

#254598 Poetry
By Huiru BRONZE
Taipei , Other
Huiru BRONZE, Taipei , Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we are all cups, constantly and quietly being filled. the trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.&quot;

#254599 Poetry
By theawkwardbox BRONZE
Lexington, Kentucky
theawkwardbox BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#254600 Poetry
By alli.babi. SILVER
Pendleton, Indiana
alli.babi. SILVER, Pendleton, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
in order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.--Coco Chanel.