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#282981voted by our readers
By Akosua GOLD
Blacksburg, Virginia

Dark curls that swim down her back Almond eyes that never blink Deep blemishes which won't sink Dragging feet that won't lift off the pavement waiting for things to c...
Akosua GOLD, Blacksburg, Virginia
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I was never afraid of failure for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.


#282982 Poetry
By Karla15 GOLD
-, Arizona
Karla15 GOLD, -, Arizona
19 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
As the tide washed in the Dutch tulip man faced the ocean, &quot;Conjoiner rejoinder poisoner concealer revelator, look at it: rising up and rising down, taking everything with it.&quot;<br /> &quot;What&#039;s that?&quot; Anna asked.<br /> &quot;Water,&quot; said the Dutchman, &quot;Well, and time.&quot;

#282983 Poetry
By BradyLauze BRONZE
Stratford, Other
BradyLauze BRONZE, Stratford, Other
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So we beat on, boats against the current, bourn back ceaselessly into the past.&quot; (Scott. F. Fitzgerald)

#282984 Poetry
By ScaliandSweeney BRONZE
Smithtown, New York
ScaliandSweeney BRONZE, Smithtown, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#282985 Poetry
By catk22 SILVER
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
catk22 SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live your life to the fullest, because this is the oldest you've ever been, the youngest you'll ever be again.<br /> As you're killing time, time is killing you.

#282986 Poetry
By Anonymous
#282987 Poetry
By kumiko-chan SILVER
Moreno Valley, California
kumiko-chan SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments
#282988 Poetry
By Chelsea Hofner BRONZE
Farnham, New York
Chelsea Hofner BRONZE, Farnham, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#282989 Poetry
By WynterPage95 ELITE
Monticello, Arkansas
WynterPage95 ELITE, Monticello, Arkansas
164 articles 8 photos 76 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s better to burn out than to fade away...&quot; -Kurt Cobain

#282990 Poetry
By tatidal123 SILVER
Piscataway, New Jersey
tatidal123 SILVER, Piscataway, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn&#039;t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.