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#2211voted by our readers
By laynie-walloch GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin

The clock ticks, hanging on the wall in the room of empty desks. In darkness, I hear footsteps in the hushed halls, walking closer. The shots rang. I squeeze my eyes shut, please...
laynie-walloch GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#2212 Poetry
By TheSwaglessBeast BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
TheSwaglessBeast BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2213 Poetry
By kierstencain BRONZE
Oswego, Illinois
kierstencain BRONZE, Oswego, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2214 Poetry
By jac294 PLATINUM
McMurray, Pennsylvania
jac294 PLATINUM, McMurray, Pennsylvania
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#2215 Poetry
By Caitlinschrock BRONZE
Shirley, Massachusetts
Caitlinschrock BRONZE, Shirley, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2216 Poetry
By thecitygirlincornfields BRONZE
Fort Wayne, Indiana
thecitygirlincornfields BRONZE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You can&#039;t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn&#039;t spell it right; but spelling isn&#039;t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn&#039;t count.&rdquo;<br /> - Winnie the Pooh

#2217 Poetry
AngelZhang GOLD, Lisbon, Other
14 articles 28 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you chase perfection, you can achieve excellence."

#2218 Poetry
By MadelineMainn PLATINUM
New Castle, Indiana
MadelineMainn PLATINUM, New Castle, Indiana
29 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I always entertain great hopes.&quot; -Robert Frost

#2219 Poetry
By jmason104 SILVER
Sugar Land, Texas
jmason104 SILVER, Sugar Land, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;courage is endurance for one moment more&quot;

#2220 Poetry
By JustKeepBreathing BRONZE
Burlington, North Carolina
JustKeepBreathing BRONZE, Burlington, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.<br /> F. Scott Fitzgerald