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#1751voted by our readers
Why Did Icarus Fall?
By BrendanWrites SILVER
Browns Summit, North Carolina

The man that flew too close to the sun didn’t just fall from the sky, He soared into the horizon, and he felt the warmth of the coastal air No Icarus didn’t just fall...
BrendanWrites SILVER, Browns Summit, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is more suffering than pleasure. But the good parts are worth living for."

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#1752 Poetry
Thoughts From Beyond Myself
By FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM
Plano, Texas
FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM, Plano, Texas
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Irony [is] the song of a prisoner who's come to love his cage" - David Foster Wallace

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#1753 Poetry
Ode To Empty Wine Glass
By Jianniee BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Jianniee BRONZE, Sacramento, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#1754 Poetry
Foolish Bliss
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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#1755 Poetry
O' October
By MoarteaCorbului1845 BRONZE
East Hartford, Connecticut
MoarteaCorbului1845 BRONZE, East Hartford, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever." - Eric Draven (The Crow)

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#1756 Poetry
Hidden
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

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#1757 Poetry
Patchwork People MAG
By TheRareBreed PLATINUM
Lambertville, Michigan
TheRareBreed PLATINUM, Lambertville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”<br /> ― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

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#1758 Poetry
The Definition of a Girl
By Orasam142 BRONZE
Canton, Michigan
Orasam142 BRONZE, Canton, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1759 Poetry
The Synagogue Lights
By Mlessler BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
Mlessler BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 2 photos 0 comments
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#1760 Poetry
You
By Anonymous