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#296551voted by our readers
By Rainyday65 BRONZE
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

Her words sprang out of her mouth and were cut in midair. Out of the halves jumped colors, daydreams, hopes, fears. Smiles, tears, frowns, laughter. Sunny days, rainy days, wi...
Rainyday65 BRONZE, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#296552 Poetry
By 3lizuhb3th BRONZE
Bath, New York
3lizuhb3th BRONZE, Bath, New York
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What is family?<br /> They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It isn&#039;t just about blood relations or sharing chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We have many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, as well as the groups you move through while all of this was happening; friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them are perfect and we can&#039;t expect them to be. You couldn&#039;t make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build a world from it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Lock and Key.

EndlessSilenceOfMidnightDeath PLATINUM, Baker, Florida
20 articles 0 photos 20 comments
#296554 Poetry
By AlexaNW PLATINUM
Ponte Vedra Bch, Florida
AlexaNW PLATINUM, Ponte Vedra Bch, Florida
34 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#296555 Poetry
By Just-Living BRONZE
Temperance Vale, Other
Just-Living BRONZE, Temperance Vale, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone is smart in their own ways, but if you judge a fish on it&#039;s ability to climb a tree, it will live it&#039;s whole life believing it&#039;s stupid <br /> -Albert Enistien

#296556 Poetry
By AmberleyMadison BRONZE
Grapevine, Texas
AmberleyMadison BRONZE, Grapevine, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#296557 Poetry
By Anonymous
#296558 Poetry
By paytack BRONZE
Cisco, Illinois
paytack BRONZE, Cisco, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296559 Poetry
By Anonymous
#296560 Poetry
By ElizabethNoel BRONZE
Paragould, Arkansas
ElizabethNoel BRONZE, Paragould, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments