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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut

tonight the streetlamps are bleeding shadows beneath the notches of my elbows they flash, like dulled strobe lights and I’m suddenly struggling to garner a coherent picture:...
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver


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By Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
23 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
She may have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there for you when it all came crashing down.-Megan Duke

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By jenx0x3 DIAMOND
Swampscott, Massachusetts
jenx0x3 DIAMOND, Swampscott, Massachusetts
68 articles 0 photos 90 comments
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By ascom BRONZE
Rancho Cordova, California
ascom BRONZE, Rancho Cordova, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
People are like books, we all have spines and stories to tell.

_Isabelle_ BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 11 comments
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By DJ4227 SILVER
Lake Elsinore, California
DJ4227 SILVER, Lake Elsinore, California
8 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.&quot;<br /> -Mitch Hedberg

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By AngelinDisguise BRONZE
Riverview, Florida
AngelinDisguise BRONZE, Riverview, Florida
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I can&#039;t drown my demons, they know how to swim

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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD
Watertown, Tennessee
PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD, Watertown, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;All that is gold does not glitter,<br /> Not all those who wander are lost;<br /> The old that is strong does not wither,<br /> Deep roots are not reached by the frost.&quot;<br /> -Tolkien

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By Misslauren521 BRONZE
Roca, Nebraska
Misslauren521 BRONZE, Roca, Nebraska
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.&quot; ~Marilyn Monroe