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Poetry
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

Break the oars Shackle the slaves lock ‘em up tight to steal the knaves nobody cares so why’s it the law? We all need gold so fight and then draw. King and Queen so fa...
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

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


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

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between you teeth, but you don&#039;t give it the power to do its killing.&quot; --Augustus Water, The Fault in Our Stars<br /> &quot;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.&rdquo; --Declaration of Independence<br /> &ldquo;I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.&rdquo; --Thomas Paine, The American Crisis<br /> &ldquo;...the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph...&rdquo; --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:
&quot;Ave Atque Vale, shadowhunter&quot;

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:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

Poetry
By RojerThatCat ELITE
Canoga, California
RojerThatCat ELITE, Canoga, California
285 articles 37 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all can be only what we are, nothing more, or less.&quot;- Sword of Truth (Kahlan)

Poetry
By Anonymous01 PLATINUM
Baldwinsvillle, New York
Anonymous01 PLATINUM, Baldwinsvillle, New York
29 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> -Ernest Hemingway

Poetry
By BlurAngel GOLD
Bexleyheath, Other
BlurAngel GOLD, Bexleyheath, Other
16 articles 16 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is an Emotion of strong Affection and Personal Attachment.....

Poetry
By noora.f SILVER
Alkhobar, Other
noora.f SILVER, Alkhobar, Other
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;a drawing is a dot that decided to go for a walk&quot;- Paul Klee

GingerMonk PLATINUM, Lowell, Michigan
20 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity...&quot;<br /> -Edgar Allen Poe