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Poetry
By Anonymous

She took her cloth of midnight And sewed it with moonbeams Embroidered stars and comets And let them glisten and gleam She soaked it in a tub of silence Darkness, shadows, a...

Poetry
By EmilyElizabth BRONZE
Durant, Iowa
EmilyElizabth BRONZE, Durant, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
WaffleOcean2934 PLATINUM, Rogers, Minnesota
42 articles 9 photos 116 comments

Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams-Eleanor Roosevelt

Poetry
By IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM
Sacramento, California
IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
37 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life

Poetry
By aquinasgentrified BRONZE
Clearwater, Florida
aquinasgentrified BRONZE, Clearwater, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do or do not. There is no try." --Yoda

Poetry
By morbidmorgan GOLD
Simi Valley, Arkansas
morbidmorgan GOLD, Simi Valley, Arkansas
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she met because everyone is good and will do her no harm. And that terrifies me to the point where i can barely function." -Kurt Cobain

Poetry
By mootpoint BRONZE
Warwick, New York
mootpoint BRONZE, Warwick, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;person A- Love is hard to define.<br /> person B- No it&#039;s not. It&#039;s when you love somebody so much that no matter how screwed up they are, you&#039;d rather be with them, all screwed up, than not be with them at all.&quot;

Poetry
By 13Kinzie13 GOLD
St. Louis, Missouri
13Kinzie13 GOLD, St. Louis, Missouri
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By morbidmorgan GOLD
Simi Valley, Arkansas
morbidmorgan GOLD, Simi Valley, Arkansas
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she met because everyone is good and will do her no harm. And that terrifies me to the point where i can barely function.&quot; -Kurt Cobain

Poetry
By Giggles15 PLATINUM
Mexia, Texas
Giggles15 PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
47 articles 3 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don&#039;t let the Dead Bite&quot; (Hollywood Undead) and &quot;Ah, Gravity, thou&#039; art a heartless b***h&quot; (Sheldon says on big bang theory)