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#7011voted by our readers
By SyddTheKidd GOLD
Louisville, Kentucky

A puppet on the stage of life Bound tightly by its strings The strings flimsy and worn Held by rusted iron rings A puppet on the stage of life A prisoner in a cage No choic...
SyddTheKidd GOLD, Louisville, Kentucky
11 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There remains a conflict between past pain and future desire, but pain is swallowed by desire."


#7012 Poetry
By Claydub PLATINUM
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Claydub PLATINUM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are not wrong, who deem<br /> That my days have been a dream;&quot; - Edgar Allen Poe

#7013 Poetry
By GraceCatherine8 GOLD
Warner Robins, Georgia
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

#7014 Poetry
By ElizabethSays GOLD
Lake Villa, Illinois
ElizabethSays GOLD, Lake Villa, Illinois
10 articles 1 photo 2 comments
#7015 Poetry
By CandiceLauren17 GOLD
Burlington, Other
CandiceLauren17 GOLD, Burlington, Other
11 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ll die when it&#039;s my time, So let me live my life the way I want to live it :) &quot;

#7016 Poetry
By tbkaj1 BRONZE
Williamsburg, Virginia
tbkaj1 BRONZE, Williamsburg, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.&quot;

#7017 Poetry
By bitemewhenimgay BRONZE
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
bitemewhenimgay BRONZE, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Time flies, time dies! Glory! One Blaze of glory! - Rent

#7018 Poetry
DoctorDoom BRONZE, Waverly, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7019 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7020 Poetry
GingerSnap15 BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'll stick you in a wormhole <br /> <br /> <br /> -Lance McLaine