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#248721voted by our readers
Before
By tripler42 BRONZE
Summerfield, North Carolina

The world started before Dorothy and her slippers, Before the wicked witches ruled all the misses and the misters. Before George Zimmerman was wrongfully set free, And back...
tripler42 BRONZE, Summerfield, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#248722 Poetry
Meet Me Near Our Pond
By Elysian-Blu BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
Elysian-Blu BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
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#248723 Poetry
Splinters
By schoentastic GOLD
Brookline, New Hampshire
schoentastic GOLD, Brookline, New Hampshire
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I say, it's in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride of my step, the curl of my lips. I'm a woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me." -Maya Angelou

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#248724 Poetry
Shouldn't I?
By wannawrite SILVER
Encino, California
wannawrite SILVER, Encino, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.&quot; - Maureen Dowd<br /> &ldquo;Yes, and I&rsquo;m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.&rdquo; &ndash; Peeta <br /> &quot;Well, don&#039;t expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.&quot;- Mockingjay, Boggs

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#248725 Poetry
The Truth
By cthiery SILVER
Cincinnati, Ohio
cthiery SILVER, Cincinnati, Ohio
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#248726 Poetry
Ignite
By clairexaudrey PLATINUM
Bethel, Connecticut
clairexaudrey PLATINUM, Bethel, Connecticut
41 articles 3 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.&quot;<br /> -Elizabeth Kubler Ross

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#248727 Poetry
Questions
By n3xtusplaya DIAMOND
Honolulu, Hawaii
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
83 articles 23 photos 232 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur

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#248728 Poetry
Summer
By Hendaye GOLD
Lake Forest Park, Washington
Hendaye GOLD, Lake Forest Park, Washington
10 articles 2 photos 3 comments
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#248729 Poetry
Forget
By Anonymous
#248730 Poetry
Beautiful Pain
By SirCharles SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
SirCharles SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim&quot; - Rudyard Kipling

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