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#193701voted by our readers
By aleguz21 BRONZE
Montgomery, Illinois

She stood there staring At the little blue envelope that arrived last week, The envelope that once it was opened Would change her life Forever Time froze, The alarm clock...
aleguz21 BRONZE, Montgomery, Illinois
3 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”


#193702 Poetry
By Italiano GOLD
Central Point, Oregon
Italiano GOLD, Central Point, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before."-Albert Einstein

#193703 Poetry
By sharpened_pencil GOLD
Warren, New Jersey
sharpened_pencil GOLD, Warren, New Jersey
11 articles 1 photo 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life can suck, sure. Mostly though it's a blank canvas. If you want to see something brighter in it, you might have to add it yourself." -Patrick Stump, Fall Out Boy

#193704 Poetry
SarahGaddy BRONZE, Metairie, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#193707 Poetry
You
By RachelS BRONZE
Tiptree Essex, Other
RachelS BRONZE, Tiptree Essex, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#193708 Poetry
By swhiting14 BRONZE
Park City, Utah
swhiting14 BRONZE, Park City, Utah
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#193709 Poetry
By Dcwazzy SILVER
Breckenridge, Michigan
Dcwazzy SILVER, Breckenridge, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#193710 Poetry
By Kundavel2012 SILVER
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Kundavel2012 SILVER, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."