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#5241voted by our readers
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island

I built my walls of sand and salt They stood tall around me, but you had to be the ocean. When your tides came they dissolved to nothing, left me bare. You saw me as I am twi...
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


#5242 Poetry
By brownietulips GOLD
Houston, Texas
brownietulips GOLD, Houston, Texas
10 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Words mean more at night

#5243 Poetry
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

#5244 Poetry
By Cia4900 BRONZE
Montrose, Colorado
Cia4900 BRONZE, Montrose, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#5245 Poetry
By fangela PLATINUM
Fort Lee, New Jersey
fangela PLATINUM, Fort Lee, New Jersey
20 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#5246 Poetry
By OliviaRW SILVER
Charlottesville, Virginia
OliviaRW SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not all those who wander are lost."- JRR Tolkein

#5247 Poetry
By zluv15 BRONZE
New York City, New York
zluv15 BRONZE, New York City, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." <br /> -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

#5248 Poetry
innernerdbird BRONZE, Novato, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream

#5249 Poetry
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#5250 Poetry
By jora-h11 BRONZE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
jora-h11 BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments