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#5841voted by our readers
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island

I left and part of me was happy, and the other writhed in pain. I bent myself over the faultline of two worlds, one in which I needed to heal far from you, and one in w...
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
46 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers


#5842 Poetry
By MattHolliday SILVER
Petersburg, Illinois
MattHolliday SILVER, Petersburg, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

#5844 Poetry
By Anonymous
#5845 Poetry
By bourgeoisiehater GOLD
Weaverville, North Carolina
bourgeoisiehater GOLD, Weaverville, North Carolina
13 articles 3 photos 19 comments
#5846 Poetry
By emojock SILVER
Arleta, California
emojock SILVER, Arleta, California
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have the will to be, then be the will to have&quot;

#5847 Poetry
By MissKnZy PLATINUM
Gibsonburg, Ohio
MissKnZy PLATINUM, Gibsonburg, Ohio
21 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Fear is a choice, danger is real, but fear is a choice.

#5848 Poetry
AmeenaBakhtZada2025 PLATINUM, Karachi, Other
22 articles 0 photos 21 comments
#5849 Poetry
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#5850 Poetry
By MargeNewman SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
MargeNewman SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments