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#269001voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The city is full of us. Us who are stuck —frozen in time. We’re searching And loving And hating And leaving And waiting. At the crossroads we’ll unite again and whisper...

#269002 Poetry
By Vannahpoo BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
Vannahpoo BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Written in these walls are the stories I can&#039;t explain - A<br /> People with the greatest advice usually have the most problems -a<br /> Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.<br /> The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk in our souls-edgar allen poe

#269003 Poetry
By Anonymous
#269004 Poetry
By EBarb PLATINUM
Seneca, South Carolina
EBarb PLATINUM, Seneca, South Carolina
29 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot; --Dr. Seuss

#269005 Poetry
By Chayle ELITE
Surprise, Arizona
Chayle ELITE, Surprise, Arizona
186 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.&quot;

#269006 Poetry
By jessica amsbaugh BRONZE
Lincoln, Nebraska
jessica amsbaugh BRONZE, Lincoln, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#269007 Poetry
Myth-of-Youth SILVER, Las Vegas, Nevada
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Elizabeth Swann: There will come a moment when you will have a chance to show it. To do the right thing.<br /> Captain Jack Sparrow: I love those moments. I like to wave at them as they pass by. <br /> -Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man&#039;s Chest

#269008 Poetry
By RedRidingHood BRONZE
Moultrie, Georgia
RedRidingHood BRONZE, Moultrie, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
#269009 Poetry
By livoutloud BRONZE
Westward Ho!, Other
livoutloud BRONZE, Westward Ho!, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &lsquo;happy&rsquo;. They told me I didn&rsquo;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&rsquo;t understand life.&rdquo; - John Lennon

#269010 Poetry
By Yas315 SILVER
Edison, New Jersey
Yas315 SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods: <br /> There is a rapture on the lonely shore: <br /> There is society, where none intrudes.<br /> By the deep sea, and music in its roar: <br /> I love not man the less, but Nature more...