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#21261voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Swollen toes thrust down into my point shoes. I strive for perfection through pain for dance. I watch the nimble ballerinas fly, admiring their grace across the floor. My mind...

#21262 Poetry
kate12345me GOLD, Sydney, Other
11 articles 0 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.&quot; - Thoreau<br /> &quot;Sometimes you&#039;re flush and sometimes you&#039;re bust, and when you&#039;re up, it&#039;s never as good as it seems, and when you&#039;re down, you never think you&#039;ll be up again, but life goes on.&quot;

#21263 Poetry
By Dillie PLATINUM
New Bethelehem, Pennsylvania
Dillie PLATINUM, New Bethelehem, Pennsylvania
38 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it&#039;s not the same river and he&#039;s not the same man.&quot; - Heraclitus

#21264 Poetry
By Anna-a BRONZE
Felton, California
Anna-a BRONZE, Felton, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are 7 billion 46 million people on the planet and I have the audacity to think I matter. I know it&#039;s a lie, but I prefer it to the alternative.&quot; ~George Watsky, &quot;Tiny Glowing Screens Pt. 2&quot;

#21265 Poetry
By Anonymous
#21266 Poetry
By bears85 BRONZE
Sussex, Wisconsin
bears85 BRONZE, Sussex, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#21267 Poetry
BeautifulRescue GOLD, Olathe, Kansas
16 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you are curious. I can also write a poem about most anything, so if you have a topic you want written about, just ask. :) (I hate the 250 characters thing!) <br /> <br /> I&#039;ve been jumping from the tops of buildings...

#21268 Poetry
By pinkleopard BRONZE
Drewsey, Oregon
pinkleopard BRONZE, Drewsey, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Good, Better, Best never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best.

#21269 Poetry
By kari_alice SILVER
Prattville, Alabama
kari_alice SILVER, Prattville, Alabama
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;theres alot of things to think about, but nothing to worry about&quot; mike k

#21270 Poetry
By Nicholas Kwiatkowski BRONZE
Warrington, Pennsylvania
Nicholas Kwiatkowski BRONZE, Warrington, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments