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#216851voted by our readers
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia

I am from a blossoming tree, deciduous verdure, and blooming buds, like that of the trees that blinked with Christmas LED’s in our December backyard. I am from ebonies and ivories...
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London


#216852 Poetry
By AnnaMarie14 SILVER
Topeka, Kansas
AnnaMarie14 SILVER, Topeka, Kansas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#216853 Poetry
By dianepoon PLATINUM
Hong Kong, Other
dianepoon PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
27 articles 0 photos 22 comments
#216854 Poetry
By _sidney.tyler SILVER
Columbus, Ohio
_sidney.tyler SILVER, Columbus, Ohio
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Some say the world will end in fire,<br /> Some say in ice.<br /> From what I&#039;ve tasted of desire,<br /> I hold with those who favor fire.<br /> But if I had to perish twice<br /> I think I know enough of hate, <br /> To say that for destruction ice, <br /> Is also great.<br /> And would suffice.

#216855 Poetry
By Anonymous
#216856 Poetry
By jawuan espadron BRONZE
Lafayette, Louisiana
jawuan espadron BRONZE, Lafayette, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#216857 Poetry
By Anonymous
#216858 Poetry
By Anonymous
#216859 Poetry
By JDeVille23 BRONZE
Mandaree, North Dakota
JDeVille23 BRONZE, Mandaree, North Dakota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#216860 Poetry
By lilacheart SILVER
Scranton, Pennsylvania
lilacheart SILVER, Scranton, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself, don&#039;t take anything from anyone, and never let them take you alive. -Gerard Way