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Poetry
By Anonymous

Every night, I wash my face off. First comes the skin, then the eyelashes, the lips; the colours of drama, life, love, and beauty, all swirl down the drain. Blemish by blem...

Poetry
By C.N.M. GOLD
Carteret, New Jersey
C.N.M. GOLD, Carteret, New Jersey
15 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can close your eyes to the things you don&#039;t want to see, but you can&#039;t close your heart to the things you don&#039;t want to feel.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Johnny Depp

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By baileysul PLATINUM
Guilford, Connecticut
baileysul PLATINUM, Guilford, Connecticut
26 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.&quot; -Ernest Hemingway

Poetry
By SweetSorrow12 GOLD
Chicago Heights, Illinois
SweetSorrow12 GOLD, Chicago Heights, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Maya Angelou: <br /> My great hope is to laugh<br /> As much as i cry to get<br /> My work done and try to<br /> Love somebody and have<br /> The courage to accept the<br /> Love in return

Poetry
By DaytonMulry GOLD
Indianapolis, Indiana
DaytonMulry GOLD, Indianapolis, Indiana
14 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You win some. You lose some.

Poetry
By Ashers101 DIAMOND
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Ashers101 DIAMOND, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
54 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t want to be like everyone else, I want to be me. I won&#039;t walk with all of you on the ground because I can fly. -My own quote

Poetry
By liv_luv_4eva SILVER
Morganville, New Jersey
liv_luv_4eva SILVER, Morganville, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make mistakes when nobody is looking.

Poetry
By A_Fate_Unknown BRONZE
Enumclaw, Washington
A_Fate_Unknown BRONZE, Enumclaw, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 152 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who make peacefull revolution impossible, Will make violent Revolution inevitable.

Poetry
By Ashers101 DIAMOND
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Ashers101 DIAMOND, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
54 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t want to be like everyone else, I want to be me. I won&#039;t walk with all of you on the ground because I can fly. -My own quote

Poetry
By pterous BRONZE
Grayslake, Illinois
pterous BRONZE, Grayslake, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Substitute &#039;damn&#039; every time you&#039;re inclined to write &#039;very;&#039; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.&quot; -Mark Twain