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#5731voted by our readers
By ethan_bane_hope GOLD
Willis, Texas

"Begin anew?" i think to myself as i huddle in the corner of this cold damp room, with all the lights out, and steeped in gloom. why me, what did i do? everytime somethin...
ethan_bane_hope GOLD, Willis, Texas
19 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
there is nothing to fear except fear itself


#5732 Poetry
By JuliaRuby SILVER
Melbourne, Other
JuliaRuby SILVER, Melbourne, Other
8 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars <br /> By Les Brown

#5733 Poetry
By tealtortugas BRONZE
Flushing, New York
tealtortugas BRONZE, Flushing, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#5734 Poetry
By live~en~livre BRONZE
Maplewood, New Jersey
live~en~livre BRONZE, Maplewood, New Jersey
2 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&quot; --Albus Dumbledore. <br /> * I can&#039;t seem to follow this quote at all, but I still love it.

Kelli_2011 DIAMOND, Fillmore, California
88 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
this too shall pass

#5736 Poetry
By BaileyReeves GOLD
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
BaileyReeves GOLD, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s a million things I haven&#039;t done, but just you wait.&quot;<br /> ~Hamilton

themoonbear PLATINUM, Johnstown, Ohio
32 articles 0 photos 6 comments
#5738 Poetry
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

#5739 Poetry
By Lisa_Scars BRONZE
CALIFORNIA, California
Lisa_Scars BRONZE, CALIFORNIA, California
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense.&quot;

#5740 Poetry
By iamcloudyeyes SILVER
Spokane Valley, Washington
iamcloudyeyes SILVER, Spokane Valley, Washington
9 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
we are like human beings<br /> used to be before they became<br /> too civilized to enjoy themselves<br /> - Don Marquis, The Lesson of the Moth