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#5261voted by our readers
By ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE
Blue Springs, Missouri

The tears on my lips are yours to claim the blood that was spilt carries no blame But my broken heart sank under your blade as you emptied my eyes and watched me fade I won&#...
ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE, Blue Springs, Missouri
102 articles 8 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
To make a difference in the world, you have to be different from the world.


#5262 Poetry
By princeofsparx DIAMOND
Manhattan, New York
princeofsparx DIAMOND, Manhattan, New York
57 articles 8 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Those who reach for the stars should never forget the flowers that bloom at their feet.

#5263 Poetry
By Bobbi PLATINUM
Terry, Mississippi
Bobbi PLATINUM, Terry, Mississippi
39 articles 1 photo 46 comments
#5264 Poetry
By soulwrittten GOLD
Rancho Cucamonga, California
soulwrittten GOLD, Rancho Cucamonga, California
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5265 Poetry
By ecmwise BRONZE
Forest Hills, New York
ecmwise BRONZE, Forest Hills, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
-Marilyn Monroe

#5266 Poetry
By Kazoo SILVER
Islamabad, Other
Kazoo SILVER, Islamabad, Other
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#5267 Poetry
TrulyMadlyDeeply SILVER, Denver, Colorado
5 articles 10 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

#5268 Poetry
By Sky_High SILVER
La Grange Park, Illinois
Sky_High SILVER, La Grange Park, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
alex_gold SILVER, Southlake, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
'You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair - the sense that you can never completely put on the page what's in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes narrowed, ready to kick ass and take down names. You can come to it because you want a girl to marry you or because you want to change the world. Come to it any way but lightly. Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page.'

Stephen King

#5270 Poetry
praveen.Trichy PLATINUM, Thirchy, Other
25 articles 0 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
cruel leaders are replaced only to turn other leaders cruel