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#232801voted by our readers
By Anonymous

“Paralyzed” The pool side is stuffy, chlorine fills my nostrils. I cough; breathing is hard in such an enclosed space. My books, my shield. I put them in front of my face,...

Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
47 articles 7 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

#232803 Poetry
By Beverly Bartlett BRONZE
Mequon, Wisconsin
Beverly Bartlett BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#232804 Poetry
By AlannaRose BRONZE
Artz Road, New York
AlannaRose BRONZE, Artz Road, New York
2 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&lrm;&quot;Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.&quot; -Leo Tolstoy

#232805 Poetry
By Briii95 GOLD
Derby, Connecticut
Briii95 GOLD, Derby, Connecticut
18 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything happens for a reason.

#232806 Poetry
By Anonymous
#232807 Poetry
By Jazmin BRONZE
Goodyear, Arizona
Jazmin BRONZE, Goodyear, Arizona
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#232808 Poetry
By Kelly Voigt BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
Kelly Voigt BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#232809 Poetry
#232810 Poetry
By Kissa95 BRONZE
Williamsburg, Virginia
Kissa95 BRONZE, Williamsburg, Virginia
3 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Experience: The most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.&quot;~C.S. Lewis