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By RebeccaR PLATINUM
Racine, Wisconsin

Who am I now? What I became so quickly After so long in captivity Was not words or whips Or manmade tricks I had to steal my mind And salvage what was left of my heart Runni...
RebeccaR PLATINUM, Racine, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
If your ship doesn&#039;t come in, swim out to it.<br /> -- Jonathan Winters


#455662 Poetry
By BloodyTears SILVER
Mission Viejo, California
BloodyTears SILVER, Mission Viejo, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.<br /> <br /> - Oscar Wilde

#455663 Poetry
By Dreaming_Out_Loud PLATINUM
Holden, Massachusetts
Dreaming_Out_Loud PLATINUM, Holden, Massachusetts
29 articles 14 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That&#039;s why it is called the present.&quot;

#455664 Poetry
By BlueLion SILVER
Kansas City, Kansas
BlueLion SILVER, Kansas City, Kansas
6 articles 1 photo 1 comment
#455665 Poetry
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#455666 Poetry
By DrMike BRONZE
Rochester, New York
DrMike BRONZE, Rochester, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself-and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That&#039;s what real love amounts to-letting a person be what he really is.&quot; -Jim Morrison

#455667 Poetry
By ladyleigh SILVER
South Plainfield, New Jersey
ladyleigh SILVER, South Plainfield, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#455668 Poetry
By SpedChick18 BRONZE
Glen Rock, New Jersey
SpedChick18 BRONZE, Glen Rock, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
dont judge a book by its cover.

#455669 Poetry
By JesserFressers PLATINUM
Pevely, Missouri
JesserFressers PLATINUM, Pevely, Missouri
27 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you love something, set it free....If it comes back, it was meant to be...If it continues to fly...let it soar...And have faith that God has something better in store...

#455670 Poetry
By Falling4uangel GOLD
Garner, North Carolina
Falling4uangel GOLD, Garner, North Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I held her close to me with my eyes closed, wondering if anything in my life had ever been this perfect and knowing at the same time that it hadn&#039;t. I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.&rdquo;