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No Time for Love

By Kristen S., Berwyn, IL

I wish that you would go away.Can’t you see that I am so very busy?I cannot fall in love today.I have no time for the sweet nothings that you say.Your musty cologne makes me dizzy.I wish that...

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Teenage Tragedy

By Rebecca P., New City, NY | 17 comments

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I AM LEGEND

By SYLEBRTYEEMOM, PARIS, TX

| 4 comments

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Broken

By .AKA., Cumming, GA

| 18 comments

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Jerk

By Christina, Clifton, VA

I love your voice, your soft brown hair. I love your eyes and love your stare. I love your laugh, your cocky smirk, your stupid jokes. You precious jerk, you know I do. I want my hands...

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Make Believe

By Amanda B., Milan, IL

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The Body

By L.Neale, Brighton, United Kingdom

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The Carousel

By hbananabread93, Lyons, PA

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The Agora Theater

By Joli H., No. Royalston, OH

     Loud silence and heavy breathingSweat and water cool the heating.Cigarettes and cherry cigarsFill the weakened lungs of ours. The lights dim and the place stands...

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The Balance Between

By HowOldAreYou, Willow Park, TX

Forget Ginkgo

By Arthur G., Chicago, IL

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