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Almost
By oceansofapathy PLATINUM
Milpitas, California

If you ask me if I was whole, I’d say yes even though I’m only half of what I was, I tossed the remaining portions into sleepless tides (you are where your heart lays) so yo...
oceansofapathy PLATINUM, Milpitas, California
24 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#205242 Poetry
Origami
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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#205243 Poetry
Now or Never
By AbbySwope BRONZE
Canton, Illinois
AbbySwope BRONZE, Canton, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#205244 Poetry
If you are the sun
By EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM
Flemington, New Jersey
EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM, Flemington, New Jersey
30 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Picture a wave. In the ocean. You can see it, measure it, its height, the way the sunlight refracts when it passes through. And it's there. And you can see it, you know what it is. It's a wave.<br /> <br /> And then it crashes in the shore and it's gone. But the water is still there. The wave was just a different way for the water to be, for a little while. You know it's one conception of death for Buddhists: the wave returns to the ocean, where it came from and where it's supposed to be."<br /> -The Good Place

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#205245 Poetry
West Virginia
By bcookie PLATINUM
Ashville, Ohio
bcookie PLATINUM, Ashville, Ohio
27 articles 5 photos 46 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&rdquo;

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#205246 Poetry
Tell Me
By <3|tatianaa. BRONZE
Tucson, Arizona
<3|tatianaa. BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;thatsz whatsz up&quot;

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#205247 Poetry
Real Fantasy
By Xescaperealityx GOLD
Collinsville, Connecticut
Xescaperealityx GOLD, Collinsville, Connecticut
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;anyone who is worth your tears will never make you cry.&quot; ~unknown

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#205248 Poetry
A Beautiful Boy
By micaelagreen17 BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada
micaelagreen17 BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything in this room is edible, even i am edible; but that my children is called cannabalism and is frowned upon in most countries.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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#205249 Poetry
The Day We've All Been Waiting For
By Megan Asplin BRONZE
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Megan Asplin BRONZE, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#205250 Poetry
A Lesson in Scars
By kurlyyfry BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
kurlyyfry BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The worst thing in life is wasted talent.&quot; - A Bronx Tale

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