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#241571voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The lights shine bright in the city that never sleeps, buildings engulf the small streets. People walking to many places, blank stares and worry fills the faces. Everyone has a...

#241572 Poetry
By Akunna Iheduru SILVER
Chandler, Arizona
Akunna Iheduru SILVER, Chandler, Arizona
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#241573 Poetry
By Clayton SILVER
Round Rock, Texas
Clayton SILVER, Round Rock, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#241574 Poetry
littlelilith SILVER, Dallas, Texas
5 articles 1 photo 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Your perspective may very well be the determining factor in whether you pass the test."

#241575 Poetry
schuy PLATINUM, Chatham, Virginia
33 articles 4 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion." ~Rumi

#241576 Poetry
By efisher27 GOLD
Pittsford, New York
efisher27 GOLD, Pittsford, New York
18 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there'. I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.”

#241577 Poetry
Colbythegrammarpolice BRONZE, Indianaplois, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 6 comments
#241578 Poetry
By mgummybear GOLD
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
mgummybear GOLD, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd

#241579 Poetry
By jacobbarnard15 BRONZE
Canton, Illinois
jacobbarnard15 BRONZE, Canton, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#241580 Poetry
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]