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By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois

Had the blood always been pulsing so loudly in my ears? Walking so caught in daily routine that the sheer size and presence of life With blank brown eyes and soft form muted in t...
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.


KarianaGold PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
42 articles 3 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
The grass may be greener on the other side but sometimes when you get there you realize that he flowers were prettier back home.

Poetry
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

Poetry
By KarianaGold PLATINUM
Tucson, Arizona
KarianaGold PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
42 articles 3 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
The grass may be greener on the other side but sometimes when you get there you realize that he flowers were prettier back home.

Poetry
By Stranger216 GOLD
Youngstown, Ohio
Stranger216 GOLD, Youngstown, Ohio
18 articles 10 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
don't lose yourself in the world that is changing. make sure you don't change with it.

KarianaGold PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
42 articles 3 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
The grass may be greener on the other side but sometimes when you get there you realize that he flowers were prettier back home.

Poetry
By Stranger216 GOLD
Youngstown, Ohio
Stranger216 GOLD, Youngstown, Ohio
18 articles 10 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
don't lose yourself in the world that is changing. make sure you don't change with it.

Poetry
By Megumi-Chan PLATINUM
University Place, Washington
Megumi-Chan PLATINUM, University Place, Washington
23 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life's about making mistakes and trying to learn from them, most people don't learn from their mistakes the first time they make them, but that's what friends are for. They take your hand and help you think clearly

Poetry
By Stranger216 GOLD
Youngstown, Ohio
Stranger216 GOLD, Youngstown, Ohio
18 articles 10 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
don't lose yourself in the world that is changing. make sure you don't change with it.

Poetry
By Megumi-Chan PLATINUM
University Place, Washington
Megumi-Chan PLATINUM, University Place, Washington
23 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life's about making mistakes and trying to learn from them, most people don't learn from their mistakes the first time they make them, but that's what friends are for. They take your hand and help you think clearly