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Poetry
By LynnY. SILVER
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

The word torture Contorts in my mouth Sputters out brusquely As the strike of a whip against a bare back Cowering on a stone floor wracked with pain A torrent of cold water...
LynnY. SILVER, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can dream- and not make dreams your master;<br /> If you can think- and not make thoughts your aim;<br /> If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster<br /> And treat those two impostors just the same;&quot; -R. Kipling


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By lumpkinsrm PLATINUM
Hays, Kansas
lumpkinsrm PLATINUM, Hays, Kansas
34 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you fail to prepare, then you are preparing to fail.

Poetry
By allylawhon BRONZE
Hurricane, West Virginia
allylawhon BRONZE, Hurricane, West Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By SoonToBe SILVER
Poinciana, Florida
SoonToBe SILVER, Poinciana, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Stop letting yourself down! Acting like theirs no hope to never looking up again. Faith will always be at your side to help you through the bad times.&quot;

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By Winona10 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Winona10 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By SoonToBe SILVER
Poinciana, Florida
SoonToBe SILVER, Poinciana, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Stop letting yourself down! Acting like theirs no hope to never looking up again. Faith will always be at your side to help you through the bad times.&quot;

Poetry
By 11Faru PLATINUM
Middleburgh, New York
11Faru PLATINUM, Middleburgh, New York
31 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;900 years of time and space, and I&#039;ve never met anyone who wasn&#039;t important.&quot; - The Doctor [Doctor Who]

Poetry
By 11Faru PLATINUM
Middleburgh, New York
11Faru PLATINUM, Middleburgh, New York
31 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;900 years of time and space, and I&#039;ve never met anyone who wasn&#039;t important.&quot; - The Doctor [Doctor Who]

Poetry
By chris341 GOLD
Springville, Utah
chris341 GOLD, Springville, Utah
15 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the sky, do not despair, that is where they should be. Now build the foundations under them.&quot; -Thoreau

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By eawunder BRONZE
Arlington, Virginia
eawunder BRONZE, Arlington, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone&#039;s heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.