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#44171voted by our readers
By devjanipaul PLATINUM
Queens, New York

How long have you carried around that empty cage in your chest? How long have you heard its sorrowful rattles echo through your decaying body? How long has it been since you de...
devjanipaul PLATINUM, Queens, New York
30 articles 22 photos 1 comment

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&ldquo;And I knew her soul wasn&rsquo;t something to take lightly. In a world where very little truth existed, her soul was a pariah, standing alone burning like a wildfire in my bones&ndash; a flaming crescent across pale midnight skies.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash; <br /> Christopher Poindexter


#44172 Poetry
By SunflowerSeeds GOLD
Sussex, Wisconsin
SunflowerSeeds GOLD, Sussex, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#44173 Poetry
By BaileyMB BRONZE
Antelope, California
BaileyMB BRONZE, Antelope, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#44174 Poetry
By marcom PLATINUM
Moscow, Idaho
marcom PLATINUM, Moscow, Idaho
20 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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Family is the greatest gift of life

#44175 Poetry
By Alana Kinard GOLD
Clinton, South Carolina
Alana Kinard GOLD, Clinton, South Carolina
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#44176 Poetry
By nellie321 GOLD
Audubon, Iowa
nellie321 GOLD, Audubon, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Obsession:a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated~Unknown<br /> A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest.I run to see who has the most guts,who can punish himself into exhausting pace,and then at the end,punish himself even more~Prefontaine

#44177 Poetry
By Anonymous
#44178 Poetry
By PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM
Westfield, New Jersey
PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There will always be someone who is smarter than you. Skinnier than you. Stronger than you. More popular than you. There will always be someone better than you, but there will never be someone who is YOU.&quot;

#44179 Poetry
By Anonymous
Auburn BRONZE, Topeka, Kansas
4 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
I tell myself lie after lie and I play the part of a girl with many different hearts but none of them were ever meant to hurt you.