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#274701voted by our readers
By MillieKae GOLD
McCook, Nebraska

At Grandma’s house at dawn. I feel warm and delighted to be here. As the smells and the decorations change, the house itself stays the same. The smell of french toast, the sound...
MillieKae GOLD, McCook, Nebraska
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I step into the great unknown, the ball and chain I call my own.&quot; <br /> -Sublime &quot;Ball and Chain&quot;


#274702 Poetry
By IrishTurtle GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
IrishTurtle GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.&rdquo; Ernest Hemingway<br /> I also like<br /> &quot;Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself

#274703 Poetry
By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

#274704 Poetry
By Anonymous
#274705 Poetry
By Anonymous
#274706 Poetry
By System_Error_26 PLATINUM
Edmond, Oklahoma
System_Error_26 PLATINUM, Edmond, Oklahoma
44 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When we're born we cry, because we feel the pain of living for the first time."- Alice C.<br /> <br /> "Always be yourself... Unless you can be Batman. Be Batman."- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "No matter how hard you try, you can never tame a wild spirit!"- CC<br /> <br /> "I am not a monster, I am but a man."- Ronnie Radke<br /> <br /> "Suicide is not cowardly! I'll tell you what's cowardly... treating someone so badly that they want to take their own life!"- Ashley Purdy<br /> <br /> "I'm an artist and I make art-arty-art-art!"- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "I'm TOP 'Stressed Out' what does that mean? I'm a rap fiend with a bad lead..."- NF<br /> <br /> "I GOT A JAR OF DIRT AND GUESS WHAT'S INSIDE IT!!!"- Johnny Depp

#274707 Poetry
By Anonymous
#274708 Poetry
By erinXrose PLATINUM
Albuquerque, New Mexico
erinXrose PLATINUM, Albuquerque, New Mexico
25 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are two great days in a person&#039;s life, the day we are born and the day we discover why.&quot;

#274709 Poetry
By becca-boo BRONZE
Fryburg, Pennsylvania
becca-boo BRONZE, Fryburg, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#274710 Poetry
By bJorn SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
bJorn SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Purple-Dwight