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#7871voted by our readers
By zphysicscat18 SILVER
Ypsilanti, Michigan

The sailor leaves the land on his own to find himself among the dark waves the ghosts of his past appear everywhere but dissipate beneath the glassy surface of the ocean...
zphysicscat18 SILVER, Ypsilanti, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am not Shakespeare and I am not Edna Saint Vincent Millay and I am not Mark Twain, but I am someone, I am my self, I am not the next one of them, all I want is to make a name for myself and I will gosh darn it!


#7873 Poetry
By oliverlee112 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
oliverlee112 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7874 Poetry
Mr_Anonymous SILVER, Ripon, California
5 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...There&#039;s no defense<br /> except all the errors<br /> made...&quot;<br /> <br /> -Excerpt from &quot;Claws of Paradise&quot; - C. Bukowski

#7875 Poetry
By myemotions123 SILVER
Kempner, Texas
myemotions123 SILVER, Kempner, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
i love you

#7876 Poetry
By Sierralove SILVER
Cardington, Ohio
Sierralove SILVER, Cardington, Ohio
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes things have to fall apart, in order for other things to fall into place&lt;3

#7877 Poetry
By Theemptyechoes PLATINUM
Pawlet, Vermont
Theemptyechoes PLATINUM, Pawlet, Vermont
27 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.&quot;

#7878 Poetry
By Jesse Mozykus BRONZE
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Jesse Mozykus BRONZE, Bridgeton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7879 Poetry
By Halie_T BRONZE
Melissa, Texas
Halie_T BRONZE, Melissa, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

#7880 Poetry
By Gracie Fojtik SILVER
Park City, Utah
Gracie Fojtik SILVER, Park City, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 5 comments