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#222161voted by our readers
The storm
By BamaBelle17 GOLD
Tucson, Arizona

The dark clouds boiled in the blue midsummer sky As if the sky would start to cry Wave upon wave of chilly rain As if mother earth were releasing her pain Then as day became ni...
BamaBelle17 GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners o the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s okay though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation so when I meet some one who’s an 8-color type… I’m like “hey girl, magenta!” and she’s like “Oh you mean purple!” and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, “No, I want magenta!” –John Mayer

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#222162 Poetry
consume me
By DaviDooxoxorawr SILVER
Centralia, Washington
DaviDooxoxorawr SILVER, Centralia, Washington
8 articles 7 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't judge someone 'cause they sin differently than you

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#222163 Poetry
No More Games
By Anonymous
#222164 Poetry
The Fondest of Treasures
By theheartoflizz PLATINUM
Aurora, Colorado
theheartoflizz PLATINUM, Aurora, Colorado
21 articles 31 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I think the only reason people hold on to memories so tightly is because memories are the only things that don't change, when everything and everyone else does."

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#222165 Poetry
It's not that easy
By Anonymous
#222166 Poetry
Spontanious
By Lexilou96 BRONZE
Pekin, Indiana
Lexilou96 BRONZE, Pekin, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
No love left to Give.

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#222167 Poetry
The Man in the Lighthousse
By Anonymous
#222168 Poetry
Preparing
By Tala_B_ BRONZE
Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Tala_B_ BRONZE, Grantsburg, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be true to yourself. That's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like. -Marie Lu (The Young Elites)

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#222169 Poetry
I Wish....So Wrong
By falling_UP PLATINUM
Grand Marais, Michigan
falling_UP PLATINUM, Grand Marais, Michigan
34 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." Stephen Chbosky - Perks of Being A Wallflower

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#222170 Poetry
Ice and Fire
By TheIcePrincessAnna BRONZE
Kolkata, Other
TheIcePrincessAnna BRONZE, Kolkata, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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