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#255221voted by our readers
By Moira Cevasco BRONZE
Mason, Ohio

Gently purring, shattered Broken, dented, scraped and battered Mechanic light, auto cry A gouge in its right eye The undeniable; a costly car Squinting lamely thr...
Moira Cevasco BRONZE, Mason, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#255222 Poetry
By UrAnGelBabY BRONZE
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
UrAnGelBabY BRONZE, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
4 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't be afraid to chase what you love but be sure to loose yourself in the chase.

#255223 Poetry
By Kelli_2011 DIAMOND
Fillmore, California
Kelli_2011 DIAMOND, Fillmore, California
88 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
this too shall pass

#255224 Poetry
By KevinCornman SILVER
Newton, New Jersey
KevinCornman SILVER, Newton, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
An artist&#039;s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else&#039;s.<br /> <br /> -J.D. Salinger

#255225 Poetry
By schan GOLD
Taipei, Other
schan GOLD, Taipei, Other
17 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.&rdquo;<br /> -Michel de Montaigne

#255226 Poetry
By erikaee SILVER
Lake Charles, Louisiana
erikaee SILVER, Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 articles 3 photos 11 comments
#255227 Poetry
By NuclearMuse GOLD
Burnsville, Minnesota
NuclearMuse GOLD, Burnsville, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In only two months, Alex became my angel, and in only two months I thought he belonged in heaven, because people like me didn&rsquo;t deserve to drag him down. But today he is still on earth with me, and now I couldn&rsquo;t be happier to keep him here.&quot; ~ Nikki

#255228 Poetry
Kelly Boden BRONZE, Bolingbrook, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#255229 Poetry
By nooxygen PLATINUM
Medford, New York
nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
49 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
the mirror only tells half the story, beauty is found on the inside...<br /> love is blind<br /> only the shadow knows<br /> words said in the heat of anger are never from the heart

#255230 Poetry
By BaileyBelle SILVER
Wiley, Colorado
BaileyBelle SILVER, Wiley, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A champion is someone who gets up when they can&#039;t&quot;<br /> - Jack Dempsey<br /> <br /> &quot;Be who you are and say what you want because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot;