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#6421voted by our readers
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota

Convicts await on Death Row Their reckoning still yet to come To the electric chair they’ll go Their hearts and minds already numb I am not one to judge When we have others...
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller


#6422 Poetry
By DJAlyss GOLD
El,paso, Texas
DJAlyss GOLD, El,paso, Texas
12 articles 1 photo 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Practice doesn't make perfect,<br /> Practice makes Permanent

#6423 Poetry
By its-ellen BRONZE
Fort Worth, Texas
its-ellen BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
the past is not the present, the present is not the future, but the future is the present. enjoy your life, god can take you at any moment and you dont want to die in regret. - myself

#6424 Poetry
By coffeeaddict-05 GOLD
Woodland Park, Colorado
coffeeaddict-05 GOLD, Woodland Park, Colorado
15 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't compare yourself to others. There's no comparison between the sun and the moon, they both shine when the time is right.

#6425 Poetry
By System_Error_26 PLATINUM
Edmond, Oklahoma
System_Error_26 PLATINUM, Edmond, Oklahoma
44 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When we're born we cry, because we feel the pain of living for the first time."- Alice C.<br /> <br /> "Always be yourself... Unless you can be Batman. Be Batman."- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "No matter how hard you try, you can never tame a wild spirit!"- CC<br /> <br /> "I am not a monster, I am but a man."- Ronnie Radke<br /> <br /> "Suicide is not cowardly! I'll tell you what's cowardly... treating someone so badly that they want to take their own life!"- Ashley Purdy<br /> <br /> "I'm an artist and I make art-arty-art-art!"- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "I'm TOP 'Stressed Out' what does that mean? I'm a rap fiend with a bad lead..."- NF<br /> <br /> "I GOT A JAR OF DIRT AND GUESS WHAT'S INSIDE IT!!!"- Johnny Depp

#6426 Poetry
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island
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

#6427 Poetry
By kaylakim BRONZE
Oswego, Illinois
kaylakim BRONZE, Oswego, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#6428 Poetry
By Sarah_Gil PLATINUM
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Sarah_Gil PLATINUM, Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
44 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#6429 Poetry
By oliviaglaessner GOLD
Okauchee, Wisconsin
oliviaglaessner GOLD, Okauchee, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#6430 Poetry
By Sarahx15 PLATINUM
Brandon, South Dakota
Sarahx15 PLATINUM, Brandon, South Dakota
22 articles 8 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Someday everything will make perfect sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason." - Art Thomas