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Poetry
By themusicalfruit SILVER
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Melting into nothing A pool under your feet Splish and splash The residue of me grips Onto your rubber rainboot soul Leave me behind on the pavement You know I'll follow...
themusicalfruit SILVER, Tulsa, Oklahoma
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books. - John Green


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By Rea_124 PLATINUM
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Rea_124 PLATINUM, New Berlin, Wisconsin
23 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is a line between having the humilty to ask for help and being dependent on others.

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By rsg9993 BRONZE
Los Altos, California
rsg9993 BRONZE, Los Altos, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By shunflower GOLD
Shamong, New Jersey
shunflower GOLD, Shamong, New Jersey
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane.

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By jhinsenkamp PLATINUM
Traverse City, Michigan
jhinsenkamp PLATINUM, Traverse City, Michigan
21 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Do not stand at my grave and weep.<br /> I am not there, I do not sleep.<br /> (Do not stand at my grave and cry.<br /> I am not there, I did not die!)

theUnknownandtheAnonymous PLATINUM, Stockton, California
25 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.&quot; - Edmund Burke

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By Anonymous
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By Conno_Rumsted PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conno_Rumsted PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You understand...It is too far. I cannot take this body along with me. It is too heavy. Left behind, it will only be an old cast-off shell. There is nothing sad about an old shell&quot;

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By Triss GOLD
Delaware, Ohio
Triss GOLD, Delaware, Ohio
11 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;School is practice for the future, practice makes perfect, but nobody is perfect. So why practice?&quot;<br /> &quot;You can murder a murderer, but you can never murder murder itself.&quot;<br /> &quot;Life&#039;s not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain