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#1771voted by our readers
Tick Tok
By mmorse GOLD
Lousiville, Kentucky

She was waiting, watching the clock. Tick Tok. Tick Tok. Tick Tok. Waiting for her love to walk through the door. Waiting for his precious little face to be in front of hers. Tick...
mmorse GOLD, Lousiville, Kentucky
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm a piece of paper. Everyone uses me, tears me apart, and I get thrown in the trash. A simple life.

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#1772 Poetry
This Letter to an Old Friend
By emmaswen09 BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois
emmaswen09 BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1773 Poetry
That Old Place in the Woods
By LemonShake32 SILVER
Bloomington, Indiana
LemonShake32 SILVER, Bloomington, Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

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#1774 Poetry
Free at Last
By Bagel04 GOLD
Kingsville, Texas
Bagel04 GOLD, Kingsville, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
" Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none" ~ William Shakespeare<br /> " To be, or not to be: that is the question..." ~ William Shakespeare

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#1775 Poetry
You Can't
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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#1776 Poetry
Live Letter to the School Secretary
By Anonymous
#1777 Poetry
Carrot top
By iverson27 SILVER
Salem, Oregon
iverson27 SILVER, Salem, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1778 Poetry
Memories
By MiaLola27 GOLD
Chelmsford, Other
MiaLola27 GOLD, Chelmsford, Other
16 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them (William Shakespeare)

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#1779 Poetry
You Can’t Make Everyone Happy
By Lulu3672 SILVER
Locust, North Carolina
Lulu3672 SILVER, Locust, North Carolina
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Fair means everyone gets what they need and the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself” - Rick Riordan

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#1780 Poetry
The New Normal
By Harleen123 PLATINUM
Chandigarh, Other
Harleen123 PLATINUM, Chandigarh, Other
28 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Assumptions are the death of truth...

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