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Poetry
By Dr.Richards SILVER
Encinitas, California

They tried to teach us to how to run, and they cut off our legs They tried to teach us to sing, and they cut out our tongues They told us about all the fun they had, then arrest...
Dr.Richards SILVER, Encinitas, California
9 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"


Poetry
By lostidentity SILVER
Hulmeville, Pennsylvania
lostidentity SILVER, Hulmeville, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
If i cannot use my words, I will use my lyrics.

Poetry
By Silogram GOLD
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Silogram GOLD, Radnor, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 11 comments
Poetry
By Ackroyd BRONZE
Union City, California
Ackroyd BRONZE, Union City, California
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By Ackroyd BRONZE
Union City, California
Ackroyd BRONZE, Union City, California
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,
More real than solid earth;
And to these death does not mean decay,
But only another birth"
- Isabella Banks

Poetry
By Helen_The_Blonde SILVER
Claude, Texas
Helen_The_Blonde SILVER, Claude, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between you teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing." --Augustus Water, The Fault in Our Stars
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are LIfe, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” --Declaration of Independence
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.” --Thomas Paine, The American Crisis
“...the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph...” --Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

Poetry
By SJustADreamLover GOLD
Paeonian Springs, Virginia
SJustADreamLover GOLD, Paeonian Springs, Virginia
10 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Ave Atque Vale, shadowhunter"

Poetry
By OdysseyChild PLATINUM
Clermont, Florida
OdysseyChild PLATINUM, Clermont, Florida
32 articles 3 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am a citizen of the world, an a student of the universe.

freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston